as in threw
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 catapulted
Though there had been some tough moments in 2024, the 28th WNBA season has been the most successful yet by nearly every metric, with an already upward trajectory catapulted even more by rookie phenoms.
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Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 21 Oct. 2024
Now, she’s been catapulted into the Oscar race.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 21 Oct. 2024
Despite its mythos — the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show isn’t so much an event as a pop culture entity that has catapulted unknown models to actual celebrity — there was an expectation that the 2024 version would look different.
—Ana Colon, refinery29.com, 17 Oct. 2024
The comic, whose decades-long career encompassed film, TV and comedy clubs, started his comedy career performing in a small club in Chicago before becoming a founding member of The Kings of Comedy tour, which catapulted him to fame.
—Jp Mangalindan, People.com, 15 Oct. 2024
After getting his big break as the brooding Boone Carlyle on Lost in 2004, the actor scored the role of bad boy vampire Damon Salvatore on The Vampire Diaries in 2009, which catapulted him into stardom.
—Kelsie Gibson, People.com, 13 Oct. 2024
Both were welcome signs that catapulted the Dodgers to a deeper playoff run than seasons past.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2024
Stella McCartney coat, Wolford bodysuit, Lady Grey earrings Her outspokenness catapulted her to the center of a long-simmering frustration with the lack of support for parents, and particularly those who identify as mothers, in the workplace.
—Macaela MacKenzie, Glamour, 3 Oct. 2024
The dark comedy, which focuses on the scandalous secrets of the seemingly ordinary residents of Wisteria Lane, was instantly catapulted to both commercial and critical success.
—Jemal Polson, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 21 Oct. 2024
Now, she’s been catapulted into the Oscar race.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 21 Oct. 2024
Despite its mythos — the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show isn’t so much an event as a pop culture entity that has catapulted unknown models to actual celebrity — there was an expectation that the 2024 version would look different.
—Ana Colon, refinery29.com, 17 Oct. 2024
The comic, whose decades-long career encompassed film, TV and comedy clubs, started his comedy career performing in a small club in Chicago before becoming a founding member of The Kings of Comedy tour, which catapulted him to fame.
—Jp Mangalindan, People.com, 15 Oct. 2024
After getting his big break as the brooding Boone Carlyle on Lost in 2004, the actor scored the role of bad boy vampire Damon Salvatore on The Vampire Diaries in 2009, which catapulted him into stardom.
—Kelsie Gibson, People.com, 13 Oct. 2024
Both were welcome signs that catapulted the Dodgers to a deeper playoff run than seasons past.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2024
Stella McCartney coat, Wolford bodysuit, Lady Grey earrings Her outspokenness catapulted her to the center of a long-simmering frustration with the lack of support for parents, and particularly those who identify as mothers, in the workplace.
—Macaela MacKenzie, Glamour, 3 Oct. 2024
The dark comedy, which focuses on the scandalous secrets of the seemingly ordinary residents of Wisteria Lane, was instantly catapulted to both commercial and critical success.
—Jemal Polson, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
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