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Recent Examples of cannon
When Eberechi Eze’s free kick was whipped into the penalty area, Lacroix was stronger in the air than Leny Yoro, before his header cannoned off Onana’s crossbar.
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Carl Anka, The Athletic, 3 Feb. 2025
The last of them came on Saturday, a storybook goal that involved slaloming between three defenders and then cannoning a fierce, rising shot past three more, as well as the goalkeeper.
—Rory Smith, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2023
The cost per shot is cheap, as the ammunition is technically just electricity generated on the spot and not a missile or even cannon round built in a factory and shipped to the battlefield.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 19 Mar. 2020
Jesse Lingard's toe-poke cannoned back out off the post...
—SI.com, 24 Oct. 2019
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Carl Anka, The Athletic, 3 Feb. 2025
The last of them came on Saturday, a storybook goal that involved slaloming between three defenders and then cannoning a fierce, rising shot past three more, as well as the goalkeeper.
—Rory Smith, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2023
The cost per shot is cheap, as the ammunition is technically just electricity generated on the spot and not a missile or even cannon round built in a factory and shipped to the battlefield.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 19 Mar. 2020
Jesse Lingard's toe-poke cannoned back out off the post...
—SI.com, 24 Oct. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cannon
Verb
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Although users will likely be barraged with unavoidable pop-up messages warning them of the dangers of running an unsupported operating system, Windows 10 will still work.—
Barry Collins,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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Writing when you're barraged by distracting notifications is even harder.—
Brenda Stolyar,
Wired News,
10 May 2024
Verb
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Within weeks, the U.S. nuked the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, hastening the end of World War II while killing more than 200,000 civilians.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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The United States had nuked and napalmed Japan yet afterward promoted the Japanese economy assiduously.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
16 June 2025
Verb
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The show was plastered on multiple jumbo screens inside the establishment.—
Taylor Ardrey,
USA Today,
12 July 2025
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Johnson hopes plastering perpetrators' faces on the city website will deter them from illegally dumping.—
Gina Lee Castro,
jsonline.com,
9 July 2025
Verb
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Despite the benefit to users, the technology might become a nuisance for businesses, especially if they’re bombarded with Google AI calls.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
16 July 2025
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Being bombarded with so much high-energy radiation does not bode well for HIP 67522 b.—
Stephanie Edwards,
Discover Magazine,
2 July 2025
Verb
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Trump’s decision to bomb Iran, after all, happened without forewarning for his allies.—
Garret Martin,
The Conversation,
15 July 2025
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Initially considered a frontrunner in the competition, both as a fierce competitor and a shady schemer, the Texas titan returned for the semifinals last week as a shell of her former self, bombing Snatch Game and having to lip sync for her life.—
Andy Swift,
TVLine,
11 July 2025
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“Cannon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cannon. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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