as in to barrage
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Recent Examples of cannon
Stefano Sabelli let rip from range, but his shot cannoned off Ricardo Rodriguez and seemed destined to find its way into the back of the net.
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SI.com, 3 Sep. 2019
Pavel Florin gets backing from Shane Warne A race to be fit
Scans later showed no fracture to Smith's arm but the 92mph bouncer that cannoned into the Australian's neck turned out to have had a more lasting effect.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 19 Aug. 2019
His attempt cannoned off the post; England took a sigh of relief but there was plenty of work still to do.
—SI.com, 19 June 2019
Fragments can cannon about above the Earth’s atmosphere for centuries — striking other satellites, and adding their wreckage to the deadly debris fields.
—Jamie Seidel, Fox News, 16 Aug. 2018
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SI.com, 3 Sep. 2019
Pavel Florin gets backing from Shane Warne A race to be fit
Scans later showed no fracture to Smith's arm but the 92mph bouncer that cannoned into the Australian's neck turned out to have had a more lasting effect.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 19 Aug. 2019
His attempt cannoned off the post; England took a sigh of relief but there was plenty of work still to do.
—SI.com, 19 June 2019
Fragments can cannon about above the Earth’s atmosphere for centuries — striking other satellites, and adding their wreckage to the deadly debris fields.
—Jamie Seidel, Fox News, 16 Aug. 2018
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cannon
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Americans are also barraged with a one-sided view about the benefits of drugs.David Marks, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Nov. 2024
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The Germans launched attacks on Bath, York and Exeter in April 1942; a smaller-scale aerial campaign known as the Baby Blitz barraged Britain between January and May 1944.Gregory Wakeman, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Nov. 2024
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South Koreans, who would bear the brunt of U.S. retaliation, were skittish about a military option even when Kim was threatening to nuke them over the deployment of the missile defense system known as Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, or THAAD.Daniel R. Russel, Foreign Affairs, 12 June 2018
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The big picture: Manchin served as a serious check on President Biden's congressional plans — blocking efforts to nuke the filibuster and forcing a spending limit on the Build Back Better plan.Justin Green, Axios, 27 Oct. 2024
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The posters and the key visual will be plastered across the German capital from late January.Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Dec. 2024
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If that wasn’t enough, his original partner and now ex, Zaina, came prepared to bury him with high-tech receipts — specifically, a QR code plastered onto her fingernail?!Laura Bradley, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2024
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One anonymous parent told Fox News Digital about witnessing a child being bombarded with vulgar insults by pro-trans protesters after the meeting.Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 21 Dec. 2024
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The ban gained momentum in the wake of widespread protests on college campuses against Israel after its forces started bombarding the Gaza Strip following the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack that killed about 1,200.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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Casino hotels kept guests carefully contained, so local shops, restaurants and businesses bombed — save for pawn shops.Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 18 Dec. 2024
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Israel has bombed and destroyed Syrian military facilities across the country and seized additional territory along the Golan Heights.Sam Heller, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Cannon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cannon. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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