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
Shai Tubali, Big Think, 5 Aug. 2025
Growing up, like cannonballs all morning, swim team in the [00:08:00] afternoon, swimming until close every night in the summer, like my parents would have to like drag me out of the pool.
—Outside Online, 16 July 2025
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
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Verb
Picture Galileo’s falling bodies, Newton’s spinning bucket, or the cannonball orbiting Earth.
—Shai Tubali, Big Think, 5 Aug. 2025
Growing up, like cannonballs all morning, swim team in the [00:08:00] afternoon, swimming until close every night in the summer, like my parents would have to like drag me out of the pool.
—Outside Online, 16 July 2025
Noun
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cannonball
Verb
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Sogard sliced a base hit to center and took advantage of Judge’s arm, speeding to second on what should have been a single.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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With more than 100 products, each with domain specific-functionality, Hron sees many more opportunities to plug in agentic AI to speed up work for legal and tax professionals.—
John Kell,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Collect all five Dinozords to build the giant articulated Megazord with projectile launchers.—
Pamela Brill,
Parents,
2 Oct. 2025
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The flintlock’s round ball projectile passed completely through its lungs, and the buck ran only 30 yards before falling dead.—
Bob McNally,
Outdoor Life,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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As the pair of drivers raced hard, even making contact on the last lap, the incident allowed Elliott to overtake them in no time.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Body camera footage from the incident, shared by police, showed Fayles racing over to the vehicle and using a long rod to break the car’s window.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The year Goldberg-Polin and her family arrived in Israel, the country launched Operation Cast Lead, a massive military operation aimed at halting intensifying Hamas mortar, missile and rocket fire terrorizing southern Israeli communities.—
Romina Ruiz-Goiriena,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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Advanced missiles and drones can cost millions, but sometimes a balloon can change the balance.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Ross passed the day's examination with flying colors, barely flinching at the rubber chicken.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Oct. 2025
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Swift recorded the album during her behemoth Eras Tour, flying in and out of Sweden between stops to lay down tracks.—
Liz Schubauer,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The Saints drove for a field goal to pull within 14-6, and then Daboll went into a shell with punts on fourth-and-4 from New York’s 48-yard line and fourth-and-2 from New York’s 48-yard line on the next two possessions.—
Dan Duggan,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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Once baked and cooled, the airy shells of the pastry are filled with cream and finished with a glossy chocolate glaze.—
Symiah Dorsey,
Southern Living,
5 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Yet after a shaky start to the season, Lawrence responded to the Chiefs star emphatically, connecting with Parker Washington on a three-yard TD toss and a rushing touchdown of his own to even the contest in the third.—
Jack Bantock,
CNN Money,
7 Oct. 2025
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The company had just posted record third-quarter sales driven by buyers rushing to complete purchases before the credit expired.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The juvenile's guardians found two weapons with ammunition and gave them to police.—
Cathy Kozlowicz,
jsonline.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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Now, in addition to poring over manifestos and digital footprints, investigators are using these messages found on ammunition and firearms as clues for intention, as illustrated in the Dallas ICE facility incident when investigators were piecing together a possible motive for the attack.—
Alisha Ebrahimji,
CNN Money,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Cannonball.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cannonball. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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