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
Diya Chacko, Oc Register, 21 Oct. 2025
This group includes the moon jellies, sea nettles, cannonball jellies, and many others.
—Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 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
Maybe an adventurous reader will skip the note and just do a cannonball into the book.
—Diya Chacko, Oc Register, 21 Oct. 2025
This group includes the moon jellies, sea nettles, cannonball jellies, and many others.
—Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cannonball
Verb
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Warmer temperatures will cause plant growth and flowering to speed up so your blooms won’t last as long.—
Dawn Pettinelli,
Hartford Courant,
28 Feb. 2026
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After speeding through streets in Sherman Oaks and Studio City, the driver suddenly pulled over to the side of the road.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
28 Feb. 2026
Noun
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After parking her car in the garage, the victim tried punching in a code to close the garage door when a projectile grazed her face.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Curling is the only sport in which the projectile’s trajectory can be influenced after the athlete releases it.—
Asuka Koda,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Soon everyone is racing around the infirmary.—
Jordan Hoffman,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Feb. 2026
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Mathurin then raced down the floor only to miss a 25-footer as time expired.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Showing the same missiles so soon after a major anniversary event could blunt the impact of their appearance.—
Will Ripley,
CNN Money,
26 Feb. 2026
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In June, the president ordered a missile strike on three Iranian uranium enrichment facilities, claiming at the time to have wiped out the Islamic Republic’s nuclear capabilities.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
Verb
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In civil aerospace, for example, Rolls is benefiting as manufacturers Airbus and Boeing struggle to deliver new aircraft at the pace the market requires — obliging airlines to keep flying old planes (and their engines) for longer.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
25 Feb. 2026
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Comfortable headphones are essential for flying these days, but more so for long-haul flights.—
Kristy Alpert,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Feb. 2026
Noun
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In Pakistan’s northwestern Bajaur district, a mortar shell fired by the Afghan Taliban landed on a house, injuring five people, including two children and a woman, according to police officer, Fazal Akbar.—
Sophia Saifi,
CNN Money,
27 Feb. 2026
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Their owners talk about serving Chinese and Italian food, oysters on the half shell, champagne by the glass -- all in places that until recently were the preserve of the poor and the elderly.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Parents rushed to get their kids vaccinated.—
Jon LaPook,
CBS News,
22 Feb. 2026
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Their teammates immediately rushed over, and Pippen and Gardner were both ejected from the game after the altercation was broken up.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
22 Feb. 2026
Noun
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In one recent prosecution, the Department of Justice charged a father-son duo with attempting to drive more than 300 rifles and pistols, plus ammunition and magazines, over the Mexican border.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA Today,
24 Feb. 2026
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Ukraine has also turned to air drones to routinely strike deep into Russian territory at the Kremlin's war machine, including oil refineries, military airfields and ammunition depots.—
Joanna Kakissis,
NPR,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Cannonball.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cannonball. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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