cannoning

verb

present participle of cannon
as in cannonading

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cannoning
  1. battering
  2. blitzing
  3. nuking
  4. bombarding
  5. buffeting
  6. ambushing
  7. bombing
Verb
  • 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
  • Record-breaking temperatures are battering a continent that’s less equipped to deal with the shock than other parts of the world.
    — Bloomberg, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of battering
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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
  • 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
Definition of blitzing
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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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  • 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
  • Peter Kollanyi / Bloomberg via Getty Images file Pro-Russian groups are bombarding popular AI systems with propaganda to get chatbots to repeat Kremlin talking points, senior European officials say, raising concerns ahead of America’s midterm elections over efforts to silently influence voters.
    — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 26 June 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
Definition of buffeting
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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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  • For decades, advocates of bombing Iran argued that such an attack might be messy but would ultimately remove the Iranian threat.
    — MARC LYNCH, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The government has intensified firefighting efforts across Sumatra and Borneo islands, deploying more than 35 aircraft including water-bombing helicopters and patrol airplanes.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of bombing
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