as in threw
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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Recent Examples of catapulted
Data centers have catapulted to the national spotlight after the rise of artificial intelligence.
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Nicole Comstock, CBS News, 4 June 2026
That swing catapulted Aledo to the title game and helped give them an opportunity to honor the life of Martin on the UIL’s grandest stage in Round Rock.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 June 2026
Virtually overnight, the article catapulted Edison to fame and established the phonograph as the first machine to record and reproduce human speech.
—Ron Cowen, Scientific American, 3 June 2026
New Glenn’s success catapulted the company to the upper echelon of spaceflight enterprises in the world.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 29 May 2026
Longoria, 51, played Gabrielle Solis on the show, which catapulted her to fame.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 26 May 2026
The purse further catapulted to fame when the now-royal used one to shield her first pregnancy, as captured by Life magazine.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 26 May 2026
His Biletnikoff-winning junior campaign catapulted him into the top 20.
—Dane Brugler, New York Times, 26 May 2026
Missing Person catapulted it into the stratosphere.
—Rachel Burchfield, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
Nicole Comstock, CBS News, 4 June 2026
That swing catapulted Aledo to the title game and helped give them an opportunity to honor the life of Martin on the UIL’s grandest stage in Round Rock.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 June 2026
Virtually overnight, the article catapulted Edison to fame and established the phonograph as the first machine to record and reproduce human speech.
—Ron Cowen, Scientific American, 3 June 2026
New Glenn’s success catapulted the company to the upper echelon of spaceflight enterprises in the world.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 29 May 2026
Longoria, 51, played Gabrielle Solis on the show, which catapulted her to fame.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 26 May 2026
The purse further catapulted to fame when the now-royal used one to shield her first pregnancy, as captured by Life magazine.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 26 May 2026
His Biletnikoff-winning junior campaign catapulted him into the top 20.
—Dane Brugler, New York Times, 26 May 2026
Missing Person catapulted it into the stratosphere.
—Rachel Burchfield, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for catapulted
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Fortunately for the Trojans, Adrian Lopez alertly threw home to easily nail Hacopian by several feet to end the inning.—
Jose de Jesus Ortiz,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2026
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The pitcher threw one pitch behind Crow-Armstrong and the another over his head.—
Dan Freedman,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
Verb
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Hokusai is known for its bright rays of debris that stretch thousands of kilometers across the planet, created when material blasted from beneath Mercury's surface was hurled outward during the impact.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
28 May 2026
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The girl hurled the ball all the way down the hallway, and Hadley bounded happily to retrieve and gently return it.—
Laura Ungar,
Los Angeles Times,
26 May 2026
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Pacheco’s absence hurt Covina (16-13-1), which threw five wild pitches in the dirt after the catcher was tossed.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 June 2026
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Young also tossed a deep ball to him in 11-on-11 work early in practice, but that was broken up by cornerback Jaycee Horn.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
3 June 2026
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The impact then flung the Pilot west, and the front of the car crashed with the back of Quinones Lewis’s Ford Fiesta, according to the affidavit.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
26 May 2026
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The theater was also immediately gutted, the audience chairs yanked out and flung into a pile in the middle of the studio.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
22 May 2026
Verb
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Imagine being the only woman down at the Piggly Wiggly without a genuine Chomps-brand rotisserie chicken purse slung over your arm.—
Matt Reigle OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
30 May 2026
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Check out this live clip from 1990 – few guitarists could look and sound this cool with their guitar slung so high, and with a dodgy-looking strap casually hooked over their right shoulder.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
30 May 2026
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“Catapulted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catapulted. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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