Thesaurus results for CATAPULTED

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 The indictment has catapulted the danger of Hamas’ network in Europe to Israeli, American and European installations and citizens into the spotlight. — Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026 Parton, who died at 80 in late August, was a groundbreaking artist who built a hit-making career that spanned decades and catapulted her into TV and the big screen. — Jose Fabian, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026 Since his appointment as creative director of Diesel in 2020, Martens has injected fresh energy and catapulted the brand back on the hype radar, relaunching the pop culture relevancy of the denim label founded by Renzo Rosso in 1978. — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026 Winning the leading role of O-lan would have catapulted Wong to the Hollywood A-list. — Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026 The experience catapulted Moody into not just the Fringe, but the wider London theater ecosystem, eventually leading to her big break with Fleabag in 2013. — Rebecca Rosman, NPR, 14 Sep. 2026 The power of those two songs catapulted Kings of Leon from hellraising upstarts who opened for rock giants like U2, the Rolling Stones, and Pearl Jam in the mid-aughts to global stardom. — Daniel Kohn, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026 The 25-year-old influencer catapulted to viral TikTok fame in 2022 by uploading unfiltered glimpses of her life as marketing student at the University of Miami. — India Roby, Architectural Digest, 10 Sep. 2026 Over the next three decades, soaring demand for the fruit transformed Michoacán state into the center of global avocado production — and catapulted a generation of people like Pancho from poverty into the middle class. — Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026

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Except a woman who knew both of them eventually grabbed Leigh and more or less threw her into Beck.

— Josephine Reisman, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026
The Chiefs’ Damon Huard and Dolphins’ Joey Harrington each threw for exactly 201 yards in the game.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of threw

Verb

Against one-on-one coverage, Tyquan Thornton broke open on a deep out-breaking route, and with pressure in his face, Patrick Mahomes hurled a pass that Thornton caught for a 30-yard gain and a fresh set of downs.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026
Similarly, in May of last year, Angel Reese claimed that Fever fans hurled racist comments her way during a game.

— Matt Calkins OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of hurled

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The Attorney General’s Office, which previously filed a motion to have the claim tossed, had opposed their release.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
Unlike the traditional baked dish of littlenecks stuffed with bacon and breadcrumbs, Jimmy’s version comes as a bowl of thumbnail-sized Manila clams tossed with guanciale, compound butter and breadcrumbs.

— Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of tossed

Verb

When the ball hit the turf, Rocchio flung his helmet in the air and Cleveland's dugout emptied onto the field to celebrate.

— CBS News, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
Some flight attendants were also reportedly flung into the air, while one flight attendant was injured during the event.

— Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of flung

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On September 13 the Materialists star was photographed leaving the 2026 US Open men’s singles championships with the cozy layering piece slung over her shoulder, revealing a romantic white silk camisole underneath.

— Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 15 Sep. 2026
Nearby, a 9-year-old washed his face discreetly in the bushes with a bottle of water, a bright orange backpack slung over his shoulder.

— Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Sep. 2026

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