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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cannoned
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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.
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Checchi, in particular, barraged voters with an unrelenting flood of ads.
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After nearly being no-hit during Thursday’s 13-2 loss to the Rays in a series finale in Tampa Bay, the Royals were blitzed by the White Sox at Rate Field.
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Quick hits Cornerback Chau Smith-Wade, who is seeing time at safety, blitzed Pickett for a would-be sack during 11-on-11 work.
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Plus, we voters wouldn’t be bombarded with political ads until November.
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Following the announcement, Gutierrez was bombarded with criticism online, with some accusing him of selling out while venting their frustrations.
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But shareholders have pushed back against hefty pay packages, which come during a period of upheaval in Hollywood that has been buffeted by job losses from media consolidation and outsourcing.
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But back in 2022, leading up to and following the release of Don't Worry Darling, her second feature in the director's chair, Wilde couldn't make it through a single media engagement without being buffeted by gusts from a maelstrom of rumors and gossip consuming her life.
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Evanston police found that Williams was injured after being battered by the two men for whom police were first called.
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Despite those numbers, LAHSA’s reputation has been battered by some highly critical assessments.
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On the fourth day, his team was ambushed and outnumbered by Vietnamese fighters.
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Ex-Rep Elaine Luria ambushed on camera over 2000% net worth spike during tenure.
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Helldivers 2 was bombed with hundreds of thousands of negative reviews, and Sony reversed the policy within days.
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After easing through the first three innings, Bryan Reynolds hit a double off the top of the left field fence and Valdez bombed one to left to cut the Phillies' lead to 5-2.
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After making off with a substantial stack of cash from her job to fund a new life with boyfriend Sam Loomis (John Gavin), she gets waylaid by a rainstorm and stops to spend the night at the Bates Motel, run by awkward mama’s boy Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins).
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Then, minutes into the speech, Santos posted on X that he had been waylaid at the airport.
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“Cannoned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cannoned. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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