CANNONING Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

cannoning

verb

present participle of cannon

as in cannonading

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Across the country in Hawaii, Hurricane Lala grazed the state over the weekend, battering the islands with heavy rains and winds, but did not make landfall.

— Peter Weber, TheWeek, 17 Aug. 2026
Esteban Ribovics proved to be too much for the Brazilian legend, battering him to a TKO loss and into retirement.

— Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of battering

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Korea’s unfunny dictator responded by nuking the studio’s tech apparatus, thus disclosing its financial secrets.

— Peter Bart, Deadline, 30 July 2026
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

Definition of nuking

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Data centers are shifting from the training of AI models — a stage that involves bombarding them with data — to a phase known as inference.

— Bloomberg, Mercury News, 24 Aug. 2026
That was left to the local alternative outlets, who'd start bombarding everyone at our paper to find out who was let go.

— Sean Joseph OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026

Definition of bombarding

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And the need for governments to respond to the record heat waves buffeting the continent appears likely to reinforce that shift.

— Ned Temko, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Aug. 2026
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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After ambushing Nobel hopeful Kersten onboard, Wohmann makes multiple attempts to interview him.

— Alissa Simon, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of ambushing

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The status of its nuclear program, degraded by bombing strikes in 2025, hasn't changed.

— Susan Page, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
Prabowo vowed the government would continue supporting firefighting operations, including through the deployment of additional water-bombing helicopters and oxygen supplies for firefighters.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026

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