catapulted

verb

past tense of catapult
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 Decades before the July 3 wedding of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce catapulted the venue into a new category of global prominence, the Manhattan arena loomed large as a symbol of success. — Hillary Atkin, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026 Things Fall Apart, in particular, catapulted the Roots to astronomical heights. — Kyle Eustice, SPIN, 3 Aug. 2026 The Iran war triggered a historic oil shortage that drove up fuel costs and catapulted inflation to a three-year high in May, the same month Warsh took the helm of the central bank. — Max Zahn, ABC News, 30 July 2026 Bernard Arnault has made a series of successful buy-ins that have catapulted his wealth to new heights, including the likes of Google and most famously, the luxury giant LVMH. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 29 July 2026 The console that helped usher 3D gaming into homes everywhere and catapulted us into the fifth generation of gaming has had plenty of legacy-defining games attached to its name. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026 Mo’ne Davis, who catapulted to fame pitching in the Little League World Series in 2014, signed to play with the Clowns earlier this year. — Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 26 July 2026 Every World Cup anoints a breakout star, a previously unheralded player who is catapulted into the spotlight. — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 22 July 2026 Featuring a rotating cast of child and teen performers, the show became a vehicle that catapulted young singers and actors to mainstream fame. — Charlie Carballo, USA Today, 16 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for catapulted
  1. threw
  2. hurled
  3. tossed
  4. flung
  5. slung
Verb
  • Cade Gibson, Calvin Faucher and Tyler Zuber combined to allow one run over three innings before Pete Fairbanks threw a 1-2-3 ninth for his 16th save.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Pete Fairbanks, the Marlins' fifth pitcher, threw just seven pitches while earning his 16th save with a perfect ninth.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of threw
Verb
  • While the violent mobs who hurled stones at marchers in 1966 are long gone, civil rights advocates say their demands remained strikingly familiar and that the threat to democracy has not disappeared.
    — Lila Hempel-Edgers, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Resinous pine cones can also ignite and be hurled hundreds of meters by wind, helping fire spread.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026
Definition of hurled
Verb
  • Roman Reigns tossed the chair aside, moving past his obsession.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Joe Mack homered, Xavier Edwards added an RBI single and Sandy Alcantara tossed six-plus solid innings for the Marlins, who won the final three games of the four-game series.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of tossed
Verb
  • The boundary between indoor and outdoor living is nearly erased as floor-to-ceiling glass windows and walls are flung open to redefine the term cross-breeze.
    — Catherine Dunwoody, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • At least 15 Tigers groundskeepers joined a seventh-inning squirrel chase that spilled into right field, where the critter ran into Leody Taveras’ glove and was accidentally flung skyward.
    — Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2026
Definition of flung
Verb
  • As Mars’s gravity slung the spacecraft onto the next leg of its journey, mission scientists used the opportunity to put its multispectral imager through a full dress rehearsal.
    — Sam Macdonald, Scientific American, 21 July 2026
  • Luke Shaw broke into open space down the left just past the half-hour mark and slung in a cross intended for his striker, but Zirkzee was several steps behind the penalty spot when the ball was delivered, unable to attack it when he was needed most.
    — Carl Anka, New York Times, 19 July 2026
Definition of slung

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