Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cannoning
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The two were battering Sri Lanka together until Kerr was caught on the boundary.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 June 2026 -
Prosecutors declined to file charges and Saenz was later granted a permanent restraining order against that ex-boyfriend, according to court records, after he was convicted of battering and strangling her.—
Shira Moolten,
Sun Sentinel,
4 June 2026
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The Spurs accrued a 10-point lead at that point, blitzing the Knicks with the type of pressure expected from a team that was a loss away from an offseason filled with sadness.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
14 June 2026
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Despite blitzing their way to the league title and Carabao Cup thanks to an incredible 21-game winning run, and reaching the Champions League final, at least five senior players wanted to leave the club that summer, for one reason or another.—
Sam Lee,
New York Times,
25 May 2026
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The moon briefly had a small chance of taking a hit from the asteroid during its close approach in 2032 – prompting one team of scientists to propose simply nuking the space rock.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
9 Mar. 2026
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But there’s a cleverness to how AdHoc’s writing team has managed to give the player a sense of control without completely nuking the story.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
30 Oct. 2025
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In that essay, Troemel argued that artists were bombarding the internet with their work, and that this constant posting represented an essential shift.—
Shanti Escalante-De Mattei,
ARTnews.com,
16 June 2026
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Hadley learned that Vintilla had been working as a restaurant hostess in London when Andrew connected with her on Instagram and began bombarding her with flattery.—
Heidi Blake,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
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The result is high-decibel acoustic loads that can cause structural damage as well as buffeting that can prevent the missile from even leaving the bay.—
David Szondy
June 04,
New Atlas,
4 June 2026
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Further enhancement could also come from the lingering effects of the fast solar wind stream from a coronal hole that has been buffeting Earth in recent days.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
18 May 2026
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Prosecutors, meanwhile, have alleged that Mangione meticulously planned the killing for months, documenting his thoughts in journals and traveling across the country before ambushing Thompson in New York City.—
Stepheny Price , Michael Ruiz , Maria Paronich,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2026
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Lit up by minor-leaguers ambushing first-pitch fastballs?—
Levi Weaver,
New York Times,
8 June 2026
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It was used in bombing missions during the current conflict between the US and Iran.—
Lauren Mascarenhas,
CNN Money,
15 June 2026
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Cook, who is now retired and works in the private sector, became particularly incensed when the military began bombing boats in the Caribbean in September.—
Clint Smith,
The Atlantic,
9 June 2026
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“Cannoning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cannoning. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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