as in to barrage
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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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Bellier-Beaumont pleaded for leniency, barraging the legal authorities with letters defending Edmond’s character.—
Jay Cheshes,
Smithsonian Magazine,
20 May 2025
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The update comes as Russia continues to barrage Ukraine with missile strikes three years into its full-scale invasion.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
17 Apr. 2025
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Ocasio-Cortez looks very much like the candidate who could generate huge enthusiasm in a primary and then get nuked in a general election.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
11 Apr. 2025
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And if Netflix or any other streaming service has gotten stale, try nuking your view history and starting over.—
Adam Clark Estes,
Vox,
20 Mar. 2025
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Pick a place that isn’t plastered all over Instagram in July.—
Jordi Lippe-McGraw,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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Cason Wallace flying around Jokic and plastering the reigning MVP on a poster.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
18 May 2025
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Following a Stanford football game, a rush of orders bombarded its delivery system causing massive delays, Xu told Y Combinator’s CEO Garry Tan in an interview this year.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
31 May 2025
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In recent weeks, Ukraine’s allies have lifted a ban on Kyiv firing long-range missiles into Russia, after days of Russia bombarding the Ukrainian capital and other regions with massive aerial attacks and as the US grows increasingly frustrated with Putin over the lack of a peace deal.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
30 May 2025
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None of it happens if Torre doesn’t bomb the LSAT his senior year of college.—
Zak Keefer,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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When the Japanese military bombed Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, Toguri was trapped with no identification to secure a passage home.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2025
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“Cannon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cannon. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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