as in to throw
to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm
catapulted a pumpkin into the next yard
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Recent Examples of catapult
Ocasio-Cortez, along with independent Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, helped catapult Mamdani with key endorsements ahead of his primary.
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Anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 July 2025
The city became one of colonial America’s five most important seaports, with trade—in rum, candles, fish, silver, furniture, and even enslaved people—catapulting Newport into a sphere of affluence.
—AFAR Media, 3 July 2025
The man who catapulted Northern Kentucky University into an educational force, President Emeritus James Votruba, died at his home Tuesday night surrounded by family.
—Jolene Almendarez, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
That clarity of focus catapulted it into the spotlight—proving that diffusion, not just invention, drives influence.
—Vivian Toh, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
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Anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 July 2025
The city became one of colonial America’s five most important seaports, with trade—in rum, candles, fish, silver, furniture, and even enslaved people—catapulting Newport into a sphere of affluence.
—AFAR Media, 3 July 2025
The man who catapulted Northern Kentucky University into an educational force, President Emeritus James Votruba, died at his home Tuesday night surrounded by family.
—Jolene Almendarez, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
That clarity of focus catapulted it into the spotlight—proving that diffusion, not just invention, drives influence.
—Vivian Toh, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for catapult
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Authorities believe Bryant is the man captured on surveillance video throwing a Molotov cocktail through the window of the building, according to an arrest affidavit cited by the Denver Post and Colorado Public Radio (CPR).—
Ben Brachfeld,
People.com,
15 July 2025
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Through his first eight seasons with the Panthers, Newton threw for over 3,000 yards each year.—
Justin Grasso,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 July 2025
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Videos posted on social media showed men dressed in clothes bearing far-right symbols and migrants carrying Moroccan flags hurling objects at each other in Saturday night’s violence, which followed several days of lower intensity unrest.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
13 July 2025
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There were vocal protesters hurling insults and sometimes water bottles at federal agents, and there were anxious friends and family of those who work at Glass House, a huge cannabis operation.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 July 2025
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Don't toss your wine corks—put them to use in your garden!—
Viveka Neveln,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 July 2025
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Just pulse the fillet in a food processor until finely chopped, then toss it with fresh, whole-wheat breadcrumbs (made in the same processor), as well as ginger, garlic, scallion and cilantro.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 July 2025
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The high-energy collision breaks and reconnects magnetic field lines, flinging solar wind particles across Earth's magnetosphere at speeds that can approach the speed of light.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
24 July 2025
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In a fraction of a second, the bison goes from standing to charging, and one or more people are thrown backward or even flung into the air.—
Gabe Castro-Root,
New York Times,
22 July 2025
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“Catapult.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catapult. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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