CANNONED Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

cannoned

verb

past tense of cannon

as in cannonaded

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The Weather Channel radar shows Lake County getting barraged with rain.

— Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026
Each character has totally justified and totally unjustified reasons for resenting one another, and the sensation of absorbing those contrasting opinions is like being in a stuck bumper car, barraged and battered from all sides.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2026

Definition of barraged

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Texas star quarterback Arch Manning was under duress all day as the Gators blitzed on 59% of his dropbacks and recorded five sacks.

— Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026
Jones blitzed from the right side of the Rams’ formation and initially moved toward running back Blake Corum as Stafford faked a handoff.

— Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of blitzed

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Ohioans are getting bombarded with Republican ads on tax cuts, but the message is falling flat with many voters who feel the weight of higher prices.

— Jarrell Dillard, Washington Post, 20 Oct. 2026
Throughout the war, Russia has repeatedly bombarded Ukraine’s Black Sea and Danube river ports, leaving Kyiv increasingly reliant on alternative routes to get its grain exports to markets in Africa and the Middle East.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of bombarded

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From here on out, the authorship of Tae-ju’s life is ambiguous, as well as constantly in flux, buffeted by the whims and suggestions of others, as well as by her own impulses.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026
When an area on the ground is hit by the eyewall, it will be buffeted by intense winds, then get a break before being slammed by the other side of the eye in a second round of the storm's strongest winds.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of buffeted

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Three recent storms battered the shoreline, washing away sand, ripping apart sections of the historic boardwalk, and damaging the seawall and homes.

— Luzdelia Caballero, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026
Russian missile and drone attacks killed five people in Kyiv and left at least 600,000 without power, as strikes battered the capital’s energy infrastructure for a third night.

— Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of battered

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Jackson Chourio ambushed Blake Snell’s first pitch of the night for a leadoff blast, and Robert Gasser protected the lead with five shutout frames.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
Shot in the Canary Islands, Doom Scroll watches as a family’s Passover Seder is ambushed by intruders hungry for revenge, viral fame and power.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of ambushed

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In an interview with Inside Edition on Tuesday, store owner Adam Rubin said that his store has been review-bombed since Clarkson took to social media and named the store, and employees and surrounding businesses have been harassed.

— Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026
The Houthis bombed the corporate HQ of Saudi Aramco in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, on Tuesday, officials said.

— Jim Edwards, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of bombed

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With all that swirling around them, the presidential motorcade meant to bring Kate, Hal, Grace, and Todd back to Air Force One gets waylaid by protesters blocking the entrance to Heathrow airport.

— Adam B. Vary, IndieWire, 15 Oct. 2026
In the film Rap World (which Bensinger also edited), Bensinger, O’Malley, and Rahill play suburban deadbeats eager to make an album, each man waylaid by his own hubris and distractions.

— Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of waylaid

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