cannoned

Definition of cannonednext
past tense of cannon

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for cannoned
Verb
  • One thing to note about the defense, in the first thirteen weeks of the season, the Texans blitzed at the 15th highest rate in the league, but since Week 14, that number dropped to last.
    Austin Mock, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
  • The Wildcats blitzed Manning on 14 of his 32 dropbacks, collecting three sacks and pressuring Manning 12 times more.
    David Eckert, Austin American Statesman, 2 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • We are bombarded with messages claiming that hormones will improve — and extend — women’s lives.
    Patricia Bencivenga, STAT, 8 Jan. 2026
  • On Christmas Eve, our neighborhood was again bombarded.
    U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Advertisement Though the families once wielded far-reaching control within New York City, their influence—and membership—have been buffeted since the 1980s by corporate takeovers and prosecutions, according to experts.
    Time, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Operating income plunged 40% in the third quarter, reflecting ongoing strains on the electric-vehicle business that’s being buffeted by changing US policies.
    Bloomberg, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Trump has said previously that the Cuban economy, battered by years of an American embargo, would slide further with the ouster of Maduro.
    Seung Min Kim, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2026
  • The arts scene in South Florida has been battered by funding cuts at the federal and state levels over the last few years.
    Daniel Rivero, Miami Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • While refusing to fight for the Confederacy and trying to reach safety in Mexico, the group was ambushed by Confederate soldiers on horseback in the 1862 Battle of the Nueces, also called the Nueces massacre.
    Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 10 Jan. 2026
  • The Colorado Avalanche ambushed the Ottawa Senators’ goaltenders so badly Thursday night, the visitors signed a new one in the middle of the game.
    Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 9 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • It’s been a few days since the United States bombed the Venezuelan capital in an operation that resulted in the capture of Chavista President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
  • This year, the United States has bombed Iran, Syria, Nigeria and Venezuela.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Damon takes center stage as Odysseus, the brave and cunning king of Ithaca who gets waylaid for 10 years trying to return home to his loyal wife, Penelope (Anne Hathaway), and dutiful son, Telemachus (Tom Holland), after playing a key role in the Trojan War.
    Oliver Gettell, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Dec. 2025
  • Google had hoped to void those changes with an appeal, but the ruling issued in July by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals delivered a legal blow for the tech giant, which has been waylaid in three separate antitrust trials affecting different pillars of its internet empire.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2025
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“Cannoned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cannoned. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.

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