Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cannoned
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This season, opposing defenses have blitzed the Hawks nearly 50% of the time, resulting in four of Robertson’s five interceptions.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025 -
The Chargers blitzed the Chiefs in the first half and held on for a 27-21 win in the season opener at Neo Química Arena in Sao Paulo, Brazil.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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Digital marketing gives the food and beverage industry powerful access to young audiences, and the market is saturated; children and adolescents are bombarded by these products everywhere, from shops to schools and digital spaces, the report notes.—
Maryanne Murray Buechner,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Israel bombarded with missiles.—
Manuel Muñoz,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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Six of the 10 countries most vulnerable to a warming climate are in Africa, which has in recent years been buffeted by devastating droughts and floods, both of which are exacerbated by climate change.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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An unusually high-density solar stream buffeted Jupiter and pushed its auroral oval toward the equator — the same thing happens on Earth, which is what brings the northern lights down to the mid-latitudes.—
Stefanie Waldek,
Space.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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In the meantime, Tesla’s car sales have been slowing globally and fears of stricter auto tariffs have battered the stock price.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
12 Sep. 2025
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Malaria battered him next, and after treatment, the other illnesses flared back up again.—
Michal Ruprecht,
NPR,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In 1935, Qassam and two of his followers ambushed a group of British Mandate policemen, murdering a Jewish sergeant.—
Sean Durns,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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The Nationals ambushed Mazur to start the game.—
Steve Gorten,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Israel has also bombed Lebanon, Syria, Iran and Yemen in the course of the Gaza conflict.—
Jarrett Renshaw,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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Between September 5 and 8, five high-rise buildings were bombed, according to Mahmoud Basal, Gaza’s Civil Defense spokesman.—
Zeena Saifi,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Still, plenty of players have had fast starts to their careers only to be waylaid by health issues or bizarre regressions.—
Alex Kirschenbaum,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Sep. 2025
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McDonald had grown up attending church services, but decades of addiction and abuse had waylaid her.—
Jillian Steinhauer,
New Yorker,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Cannoned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cannoned. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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