as in throwing
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 catapulting
Both Heated Rivalry and Off Campus are romances that started off under the radar before becoming instant sensations, catapulting their stars to a new level of celebrity.
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Kenneal Patterson, Vanity Fair, 22 May 2026
On Friday’s basis, Gall is comfortably the second-strongest climber in this race — catapulting himself from a podium outsider to the favourite for the runner-up spot, or perhaps even more in the case of a Vingegaard implosion.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 15 May 2026
Musk also has sketched out a futuristic vision of building AI data centers on the moon with the help of the company’s Optimus robots and catapulting them into space.
—The Los Angeles Times, Boston Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
Musk also has sketched out a futuristic vision of building AI data centers on the moon with the help of the company’s Optimus robots and catapulting them into space.
—Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
The plan remains capitalizing upon the festival as a launchpad for stickiness, and catapulting movies from cult to mainstream status.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 11 Mar. 2026
Saniya Banks began the fourth quarter with a jumper, catapulting the Bobcats into a 13-4 run.
—Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026
Better agenda referenced sandwich generation caregivers specifically, catapulting these adults’ caregiving responsibilities to national attention.
—Sierra Leone Starks, Parents, 3 Mar. 2026
Jones made waves at the combine in 2015 with a record broad jump, catapulting himself into the first round.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 1 Mar. 2026
Kenneal Patterson, Vanity Fair, 22 May 2026
On Friday’s basis, Gall is comfortably the second-strongest climber in this race — catapulting himself from a podium outsider to the favourite for the runner-up spot, or perhaps even more in the case of a Vingegaard implosion.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 15 May 2026
Musk also has sketched out a futuristic vision of building AI data centers on the moon with the help of the company’s Optimus robots and catapulting them into space.
—The Los Angeles Times, Boston Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
Musk also has sketched out a futuristic vision of building AI data centers on the moon with the help of the company’s Optimus robots and catapulting them into space.
—Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
The plan remains capitalizing upon the festival as a launchpad for stickiness, and catapulting movies from cult to mainstream status.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 11 Mar. 2026
Saniya Banks began the fourth quarter with a jumper, catapulting the Bobcats into a 13-4 run.
—Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026
Better agenda referenced sandwich generation caregivers specifically, catapulting these adults’ caregiving responsibilities to national attention.
—Sierra Leone Starks, Parents, 3 Mar. 2026
Jones made waves at the combine in 2015 with a record broad jump, catapulting himself into the first round.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 1 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for catapulting
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Two nights after throwing 21 pitches over 1⅔ innings, Johnson threw 124 pitches over 7⅓ strong innings to beat the host Aggies (41-14) before a crowd of 6,934.—
Jose de Jesus Ortiz,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
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Houser grinded through a pair of long innings that ate into his pitch count, throwing 37 pitches in the first inning and 27 more pitches in the third inning.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
31 May 2026
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Wallen's onstage throwing of the piano this week took place two years after he was arrested in Nashville for hurling a chair off the roof of a bar in Nashville in April 2024.—
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
1 June 2026
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Romeo Briones was the starting pitcher for Helix, hurling the first 4 2/3 innings before Williams rode to the rescue.—
John Maffei,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 May 2026
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The video appears to show a person standing with a snow shovel outside the house, near the street, then retreating toward the house and tossing the shovel into the yard.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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Toast 1 cup raw walnuts on a rimmed baking sheet, tossing halfway through, until golden brown, 8–10 minutes.—
Kamal Mouzawak,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
28 May 2026
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Another video showed Chonkers reemerging from the water, flinging himself onto a dock full of smaller sea lions who, save for one apparently brave animal, fled at the sight and reverberations of their massive neighbor.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
28 Apr. 2026
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Sam instead proposes that the performer dance to it without music, a prompt that is followed by Anne Hathaway flinging herself across the room, dragging her body across the floor in a hypnotic spectacle that seems to convey struggle, possession, and loss of control.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Apr. 2026
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Cage plays 1930s private investigator Ben Reilly who is also a web-slinging superhero.—
Pat Saperstein,
Variety,
25 May 2026
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Shows end and fame fades, but the beef stands will stay slinging.—
Zareen Syed,
Chicago Tribune,
22 May 2026
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