Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cannoned
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Residents of Syracuse, New York — America’s snowiest city — once barraged a service hotline with street neglect complaints during blizzards, even if plows had passed two hours earlier but the work was hidden by fresh snow.—
Jeff McMurray,
Fortune,
3 Mar. 2026 -
We’re often barraged with a series of facts, dates and notable events, and the results can be dry as dust.—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Feb. 2026
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In Los Angeles, Minter’s defense was zone-heavy and rarely blitzed, yet finished 10th in sacks and second in preventing explosive passes.—
Dianna Russini,
New York Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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Superior/Northwestern blitzed the Fusion with a pair of goals nine seconds apart in the opening minute of the second period.—
Jim Hoehn,
Twin Cities,
6 Mar. 2026
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Cities around Ukraine are routinely bombarded by a combination of drones and missiles, sometimes hundreds in one night.—
Nathan Hodge,
CNN Money,
7 Mar. 2026
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And reporters writing about the show have bombarded him with questions about the forthcoming HBO TV adaptation of the books.—
Eliana Dockterman,
Time,
5 Mar. 2026
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Egypt’s pound posted its biggest single-day drop since a devaluation two years ago, as the Middle East’s most populous country continues to be buffeted by the shockwaves of the Iran war.—
Mirette Magdy,
Bloomberg,
8 Mar. 2026
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London/Hong Kong — The conflict raging in the Middle East will test the resilience of a global economy buffeted by tariffs and other trade disruptions over the past year.—
Hanna Ziady,
CNN Money,
5 Mar. 2026
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Some injuries stemmed from fights between detainees, including a man who said he had been kicked in the ear and battered in his ribs.—
Morgan Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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Some injuries stemmed from fights between detainees, including a man who said he had been kicked in the ear and battered in his ribs.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Prosecutors allege the gunmen tracked Bowman to Los Angeles and ambushed him at a gas station near the Beverly Center, firing at least 18 rounds from multiple weapons, including a machine gun.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
27 Feb. 2026
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Flying through blizzard conditions, his squadron was ambushed by seven Soviet fighter planes.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
25 Feb. 2026
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Israeli warplanes bombed Beirut and Tehran as Iran launched more retaliatory strikes against Israel and Gulf countries on the seventh day of the war.—
Jon Gambrell,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Mar. 2026
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During the 12-day war [between Israel and Iran in June 2025], it was actually bombed.—
Haley Ott,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Thousands of passengers and crew were caught on vessels waylaid in ports in the UAE and Qatar.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
7 Mar. 2026
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In season two, the pair head north to Darwin to help solve the murder of Eddie’s former partner but get waylaid investigating a murder in a remote river town of Barra Creek.—
David Faris,
TheWeek,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Cannoned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cannoned. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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