as in to throw
to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm
catapulted a pumpkin into the next yard
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Then, after Will Smith put the Dodgers (45-29) in front with a two-run homer at the end of a 12-pitch at-bat in the sixth, Pages added an RBI single in what became a five-run rally, helping catapult the team to an 8-3 lead.
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Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2025
That win, combined with his consistent form, catapulted him to the top of the European Ryder Cup standings.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025
An April study catapulted one such world, named K2-18b, into the spotlight.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 7 June 2025
Back in 2023, after Wednesday catapulted her to the A-list, Ortega admitted that her sudden transition to a glam-goth style was no coincidence.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 2 June 2025
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Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2025
That win, combined with his consistent form, catapulted him to the top of the European Ryder Cup standings.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025
An April study catapulted one such world, named K2-18b, into the spotlight.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 7 June 2025
Back in 2023, after Wednesday catapulted her to the A-list, Ortega admitted that her sudden transition to a glam-goth style was no coincidence.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 2 June 2025
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However, if Lillard is planning to sign with a team this year and wants to land more than the minimum, that throws a wrench into the larger free-agent landscape.—
Bryan Toporek,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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Unlike other characters that need to jump on enemies to defeat them, DK can throw an endless stream of haymaker punches in all directions and can even rip chunks of rock and the ground itself out to throw with precision.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
1 July 2025
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President Trump had mostly resisted from hurling direct insults against Fed Chair Powell in his second term.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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Trump has repeatedly hurled names and insults onto the political stage, casting rivals as enemies and taking heat for dehumanizing language against immigrants.—
Julia Mueller,
The Hill,
18 June 2025
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They’re rolled across bathroom floors, stored in public bins at TSA checkpoints, and tossed into airplane cargo holds.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 June 2025
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For weeks, social media has been flooded with videos of federal agents, their faces often shrouded by masks, violently arresting bystanders who are filming their actions, dragging a taco stand vendor by her arm and tossing smoke bombs into a crowd of angry onlookers.—
Libor Jany,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2025
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Sister Brigida, who taught history, flung chalkboard erasers at the ground by our feet, and the yellow dust clung to our dark polyester trousers.—
Ottessa Moshfegh,
New Yorker,
30 June 2025
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When Squid Game first flung us into its arena of despair, questioning the status quo was the series’ fuel, and its narrative rhythm had the jagged urgency of that initial run of Red Light, Green Light.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
27 June 2025
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