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
Ayu’s king cake became an instant sensation, catapulting the bakery’s reputation in New Orleans.
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Chelsea Brasted, Southern Living, 13 Jan. 2025
The TikTok ban might have catapulted Xiaohongshu to the center of attention in the US, but the app has been successful for a long time in China.
—Zeyi Yang, WIRED, 13 Jan. 2025
Seeking to seize momentum, Trump proposed a dizzying array of executive orders on immigration, economics and culture wars— issues that catapulted him to victory in the 2024 election.
—Kizzy Cox, Essence, 21 Jan. 2025
Lee’s role as the female lead’s bodyguard catapulted him to national heartthrob status; his popularity was so great that fans would regularly leave messages all over the exterior of his apartment, and traffic would be stalled across four lanes ahead of one of his fan meetings.
—Regina Kim, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
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Chelsea Brasted, Southern Living, 13 Jan. 2025
The TikTok ban might have catapulted Xiaohongshu to the center of attention in the US, but the app has been successful for a long time in China.
—Zeyi Yang, WIRED, 13 Jan. 2025
Seeking to seize momentum, Trump proposed a dizzying array of executive orders on immigration, economics and culture wars— issues that catapulted him to victory in the 2024 election.
—Kizzy Cox, Essence, 21 Jan. 2025
Lee’s role as the female lead’s bodyguard catapulted him to national heartthrob status; his popularity was so great that fans would regularly leave messages all over the exterior of his apartment, and traffic would be stalled across four lanes ahead of one of his fan meetings.
—Regina Kim, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for catapult
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Even if Travis Kelce and Xavier Worthy have monster games, Mahomes will still be throwing to them.—
Kellis Robinett,
Kansas City Star,
29 Jan. 2025
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Some comments from Monday’s press conference introducing Brian Schottenheimer as head coach may lead some to believe that the front office could throw some investments around, but that will remain to be seen.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Jan. 2025
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In the match of legal dodgeball that the David Zaslav and Shari Redstone-run conglomerates have been hurling at each other the past few months, WBD are now moving to have Paramount’s partial motion to dismiss tossed out.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
22 Jan. 2025
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Young sets the pair strange tasks, like hurling uncooked dough at a wall (possibly a reference to letting the people eat cake) or kissing each other through that same lump of dough, or screaming in an audience member’s face.—
Helen Shaw,
The New Yorker,
21 Jan. 2025
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One of several civil lawsuits filed in New York claiming that two brothers considered titans in the luxury real estate industry raped a woman as a third brother watched, was tossed by a federal judge Wednesday.—
Charles Rabin,
Miami Herald,
23 Jan. 2025
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Seeing a player with the chops of Hideki Matsuyama, the 2021 Masters champion with 11 Tour wins, ranked No. 4 in the world, tossed about like a rag doll on the North Course.—
Bryce Miller,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Jan. 2025
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People might start flinging zeros at him now in the anticipation of working with the next Christopher Nolan.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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And there are a lot of discounts here that were not found in the festive sale Meta flung out at the end of 2024 too.—
Andrew Williams,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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