as in to barrage
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Recent Examples of cannon
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.
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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
Up stepped Van Nistelrooy, but his effort cannoned off the bar.
—SI.com, 28 Sep. 2019
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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
Up stepped Van Nistelrooy, but his effort cannoned off the bar.
—SI.com, 28 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cannon
Verb
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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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Norfolk Island and Cocos Island A number of other Australian territories were barraged with tariffs, including Norfolk Island with a population of nearly 2,000 people; Cocos Island, with a population of just 544, and Christmas Island which is populated by 1,692 people.—
Sawdah Bhaimiya,
CNBC,
3 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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Even so, between 75 and 100 fans still pack two floors of the Playwright Irish Pub in midtown Manhattan, where the walls of one room are plastered with Madrid memorabilia.—
Tomás Hill López-Menchero,
New York Times,
14 May 2025
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There were reminders plastered everywhere to stay 6 feet apart.—
Mary Frances Ruskell,
CNN Money,
2 May 2025
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With a transplant, a patient is bombarded with high-dose chemotherapy to kill the cancerous plasma cells.—
David Armstrong,
ProPublica,
8 May 2025
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With social media, you’re constantly bombarded with information, much of it negative.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
6 May 2025
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When Russia began bombing Kyiv in 2022, the walls were blown away, exposing the old newspapers.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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On May 2, Israel bombed an area near the presidential palace in Damascus.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
17 May 2025
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“Cannon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cannon. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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