cannonballs 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of cannonball
as in speeds
to proceed or move quickly a dune buggy came recklessly cannonballing down the crowded beach

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cannonballs

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noun

plural of cannonball
as in projectiles

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Recent Examples of cannonballs
Verb
In lieu of sugarcoating the possibility of being made whole again and/or overstating the extent to which a mutual understanding might allow these characters to identify their common enemy, the film cannonballs into the grim absurdity of a world that’s lost control of itself. — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 6 Aug. 2025
Noun
The researchers studied both cannonballs, noting the different metals, and relied on their historical knowledge of the artillery involved in the battle to assess which cannonball belonged to each side. — Amen Galinato, CNN Money, 25 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cannonballs
  1. speeds
  2. projectiles
  3. races
  4. missiles
  5. flies
  6. shells
  7. travels
  8. loads
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  • Eun-sae, who has heard Tae-ha speaking Korean, speeds up on her motorbike to whisk Tae-ha away from danger.
    — Kayti Burt, Time, 7 Aug. 2026
  • ChatGPT Work speeds up and structures the close, but doesn’t replace the underlying accounting system or a controller’s sign-off.
    — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of speeds
Noun
  • After the shooting, investigators recovered 44 spent 9-millimeter shell casings, one unfired cartridge casing, and numerous projectiles and projectile fragments.
    — Mark Reynolds, The Providence Journal, 9 Feb. 2026
Definition of projectiles
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  • Five big School Board races Despite Broward’s anemic turnout, the stakes are high for the county School Board on Tuesday.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Many voters will also have Miami-Dade School Board races on their ballots.
    — Sergio Candido, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of races
Noun
  • In the past week, the administration has pushed back against the narrative that Iran has virtually shut down the critical choke point with the threat of missiles and drones.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • While the price for a Shahed-136 drone is approximately $35,000, the cost of taking them down can be much higher depending on the air defense system or interceptor missiles used by the forces in Kyiv.
    — Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of missiles
Verb
  • Onward to Alaska … Rocket Lab currently flies from two different launch sites—one on the North Island of company founder and chief executive Peter Beck’s native New Zealand and one at Wallops Island in Virginia.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Flight 2482 is a round-trip route that often flies back and forth between Chicago and Phoenix.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of flies
Noun
  • Costs of simple machine gun cartridges, mortar shells and 500-pound bombs are not great.
    — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 16 Aug. 2026
  • The shells and skeletons of the organisms were ground up by the ocean waves into a white sand and compacted over time, forming a distinctively smooth and homogenous stone.
    — Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of shells
Verb
  • But the moon's low gravity — around 17% that of Earth — means the dust that an impact stirs up travels a long way and takes a long time to settle, McDowell said.
    — Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Watch On In 15th-century Japan, Ashitaka (Yoji Matsuda), the prince of a dying kingdom called Emishi, is infected by a forest demon and travels west searching for a forest god that provides a cure.
    — David Faris, TheWeek, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of travels
Noun
  • The finding challenges earlier computer models that predict how nuclear fusion reactor materials handle extreme thermal loads.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2026
  • For everyday loads of shirts, pants and towels, that’s more than enough.
    — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of loads

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“Cannonballs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cannonballs. Accessed 20 Aug. 2026.

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