as in to speed
to proceed or move quickly
a dune buggy came recklessly cannonballing down the crowded beach
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Recent Examples of cannonball
Allison Duncan,
WSJ,
29 July 2022
Go swimming in Copper Canyon where folks cannonball from the rocks, or spend a quiet day exploring the details of the shoreline.
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Roger Naylor,
The Arizona Republic,
17 July 2021
Michael Dirda,
The New York Review of Books,
19 Mar. 2026
Brazil’s cannonball into the Oscars race isn’t an anomaly.
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Michael Schulman,
New Yorker,
20 Feb. 2026
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Verb
For anyone who’s so constrained but still longing to sip a cocktail while soaking on a pool step or to cannonball in after a long day, these little dippers can appeal.
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Allison Duncan,
WSJ,
29 July 2022
Go swimming in Copper Canyon where folks cannonball from the rocks, or spend a quiet day exploring the details of the shoreline.
—
Roger Naylor,
The Arizona Republic,
17 July 2021
Noun
To be certain that the body would never rise to the surface, guards attached a heavy cannonball to the sack.
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Michael Dirda,
The New York Review of Books,
19 Mar. 2026
Brazil’s cannonball into the Oscars race isn’t an anomaly.
—
Michael Schulman,
New Yorker,
20 Feb. 2026
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Peterson gave credit to catcher Carson Kelly’s game calling, which required the two getting up to speed quickly without the lefty having thrown a bullpen that would’ve given Kelly an idea in person of how his stuff moves.
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Professionals will take full advantage of each upgrade to speed up development, media production, and the heavy lifting required by generative AI tools.
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Anchor or store outdoor furniture and equipment to prevent it from becoming a hazardous projectile.
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Instead of hitting the moon, as Barbicane had rather recklessly intended, the projectile turns out to be on a free-return trajectory, taking it around the far side of our natural satellite.
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Foreign rescue teams — including three from the United States — were racing against time in the aftermath of twin earthquakes that rocked Venezuela's northern coast as the death toll from the disaster increased, officials said.
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There’s a lot of racing history at the Big A, which began in 1894, before Queens was even part of New York City.
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All of that oil stuck behind a barrage of missiles and sea lanes choked with mines led a number of respected oil analysts to predict that oil prices would surge as high as $150, or even $200 by the summer.
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The administration has been seeking to expand production of Patriot and THAAD interceptors, Tomahawk cruise missiles and AMRAAM air-to-air missiles, though industry executives have warned that major investments will require congressional funding.
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Those who rely on custom mobility devices still have to fly commercial or find another way to get to the games, and risk damage to their wheelchairs in the process.
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Last year, Jackie and Shadow’s eaglets (Sunny and Gizmo) were about a month older during the fireworks show and had already grown enough feathers to fly away from the nest.
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Investigators recovered shell casings and two handguns from the residence, according to court documents.
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Inside one of those flip-top coolers, raw shell eggs measured 59 degrees, 18 degrees above maximum for proper food safety.
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Do not rush to defend yourself if someone misunderstands your tone.
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Supporters — many of them wearing Colombia’s yellow and red colors — rushed the gates at the home stadium of the NFL’s Miami Dolphins, leaving fans terrified and bloodied as security struggled to contain the rush.
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In Gohrischheide, in eastern Germany, a fire broke out in a large forest that's still contaminated with ammunition from World War II, complicating efforts by firefighters.
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In Gohrischheide, in eastern Germany, a fire broke out in a large forest that’s still contaminated with ammunition from World War II, which made the firefighters’ efforts even more complicated.
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“Cannonball.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cannonball. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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