CANNONBALLED Synonyms: 108 Similar and Opposite Words

cannonballed

verb

past tense of cannonball

as in sped

to proceed or move quickly a dune buggy came recklessly cannonballing down the crowded beach

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The grooms did a grand sparkler exit and sped off on Nolan’s 1973 BMW R75/5 with cans tied to the back.

— Shelby Wax, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2026
The shadows of derelict city vehicles flickered against the distant back wall as the light operator sped up, frantically searching for partying concertgoers.

— Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of sped

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The patterns on their upturned rubber soles hurried the moment forward, time-travelling up to now.

— Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
Mahomes was frequently hurried, and with Rashee Rice once again out, there was little separation from the Kansas City receiving corps.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of hurried

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In the fourth quarter, the Chiefs were up eleven points, and Jackson raced along the right edge and into the end zone, clinching the last leg of the parlay.

— New Yorker, New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2026
As emergency crews raced to the scene, callers struggled to understand what had happened, and some described what sounded like an explosion.

— Chelsea Jones, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of raced

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Mahomes threw 31 passes Sunday, and only one of them traveled at least 20 yards downfield.

— Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 9 Nov. 2026
After leaving boarding school at 18, Barron traveled the world working with pearls in Japan, Australia, the Philippines, and Tahiti.

— Jill Newman, Robb Report, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of traveled

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The Off Campus duo, Emma Watson, Hunter Schafer, Chase Infiniti, and Tyriq Withers, who all scurried off together to continue the already-memorable night elsewhere.

— Kelsey Stewart, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2026
Daniels also could have scurried to his feet and spiked the ball because there were seven seconds remaining when he was tackled.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of scurried

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These events fleshed out the world and presented Godzilla Minus Zero with a lot of elements that drove the story forward.

— Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2026
In June 1981, Nissensohn picked up 14-year-old Tanya Jones and 13-year-old Tammy Jarschke, who had run away from a Seaside foster home, and drove them from a Denny’s restaurant in Monterey County to a remote area in Los Padres National Forest.

— Michael McGough, Sacbee.com, 5 Nov. 2026

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