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.
—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 17 July 2021
Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025
Chachi Valencia, whose stage name is The Rocketman Valencia, was performing his death-defying human cannonball act at the Riverside County Fair and National Date Festival in Indio when a strong gust of wind blew him off course on March 2.
—Julia Bonavita, Fox News, 23 Mar. 2025
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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.
—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
Pulling a cannonball There are a lot of baby boomers — among the most populous of generations — who are dependent on Social Security to augment their savings or merely to subsist.
—Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025
Chachi Valencia, whose stage name is The Rocketman Valencia, was performing his death-defying human cannonball act at the Riverside County Fair and National Date Festival in Indio when a strong gust of wind blew him off course on March 2.
—Julia Bonavita, Fox News, 23 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cannonball
Verb
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By learning from historical data and classification patterns, AI can help reduce human error, speed up the classification process, and handle enormous product catalogs with ease.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
3 May 2025
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This specifically is said to speed up the healing process and provide hydration on steroids.—
Perrie Samotin,
Glamour,
3 May 2025
Noun
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The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) attributed the failure to intercept the projectile to a technical malfunction in its missile defense system.—
Amira El-Fekki,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 May 2025
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Russia’s current missile strategy relies on overwhelming Ukrainian air defenses with large quantities of projectiles.—
Vikram Mittal,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Policymakers have been racing to address the decline in production work following a series of major disruptions: the COVID-19 pandemic, the dual 2023 strikes in entertainment and the larger contraction in the industry.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Apr. 2025
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Marchand raced down the ice to prevent an icing call and received a pass from Eetu Luostarinen.—
Adam Lichtenstein,
Sun Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2025
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But three days after that meeting, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov reiterated Putin's maximalist demands for a settlement and Moscow’s forces have pressed frontline attacks and missile and drone strikes on Ukrainian cities, claiming more civilian casualties.—
Reuters,
FOXNews.com,
2 May 2025
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In its aftermath, Hezbollah has been decimated, the Assad regime in Syria has fallen, and Iran’s own missile bombardments on Israel were thwarted by Israel and its allies.—
Noa Tishby,
New York Daily News,
1 May 2025
Verb
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The shutting down of airports was potentially embarrassing for Moscow, as delegations from countries that have remained friendly to Russia were flying in to attend the parade on Friday.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
8 May 2025
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An asteroid the size of a football stadium will fly safely by Earth on Friday, May 9, 2025, 23 years after its discovery.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
Noun
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Its galvanized steel shell is an affordable change from the resin material that many smaller sheds are made of these days.—
Clint Davis,
People.com,
3 May 2025
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The artwork resembles the shell of a room that is unravelled to form a flat, vertical structure, like a deconstructed box.—
Megan Williams,
CNN Money,
1 May 2025
Verb
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While some were rushing to a last-minute facial or doing one final fitting, friends of LaQuan Smith took the night before the Met as a chance to unwind before the big day.—
Leigh Nordstrom,
Footwear News,
5 May 2025
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That high prices foretell lower prices rates more discussion as Republicans and conservatives rush to anoint former Fed Governor Kevin Warsh as the next Fed Chairman.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
Noun
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The revolver was located and determined to have been loaded with five rounds of .357 magnum ammunition.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
28 Apr. 2025
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Several other guns and ammunition were discovered in the barn.—
Susan Mallie,
CBS News,
26 Apr. 2025
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“Cannonball.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cannonball. Accessed 12 May. 2025.
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