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
The book found mainstream success thanks to BookTok popularity, quickly catapulting Hoover to literary stardom.
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Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
The stock trading app’s revenue from crypto jumped from $135 million in 2023 to $626 million in 2024, helping push the company’s shares up some 415% in the last year and catapulting Robinhood into the ranks of the world’s 250 most valuable companies.
—Thomas Gallagher, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Other polls show the California governor catapulting to the top of the list of would-be 2028 contenders.
—Amie Parnes, The Hill, 28 Aug. 2025
What has the reception been like for you, catapulting this side of your personal life into the public eye?
—Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2025
The mom of six was 51 when Keeping up with the Kardashians started, catapulting her family into mega fame and changing their lives — and their future kids' lives — forever.
—Julia Moore, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
The impact caused Tooter’s car to slide along the concrete barrier wall for roughly 35 feet before catapulting over into the mangrove swamp below, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2025
But Cole underwent Tommy John surgery during spring training, catapulting Fried to the very top of the Yankees’ rotation depth chart.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 10 Aug. 2025
Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
The stock trading app’s revenue from crypto jumped from $135 million in 2023 to $626 million in 2024, helping push the company’s shares up some 415% in the last year and catapulting Robinhood into the ranks of the world’s 250 most valuable companies.
—Thomas Gallagher, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Other polls show the California governor catapulting to the top of the list of would-be 2028 contenders.
—Amie Parnes, The Hill, 28 Aug. 2025
What has the reception been like for you, catapulting this side of your personal life into the public eye?
—Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2025
The mom of six was 51 when Keeping up with the Kardashians started, catapulting her family into mega fame and changing their lives — and their future kids' lives — forever.
—Julia Moore, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
The impact caused Tooter’s car to slide along the concrete barrier wall for roughly 35 feet before catapulting over into the mangrove swamp below, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2025
But Cole underwent Tommy John surgery during spring training, catapulting Fried to the very top of the Yankees’ rotation depth chart.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 10 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for catapulting
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There was a blow-up doll that people were throwing around in the audience.—
Christopher Smith,
Oc Register,
10 Sep. 2025
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If Jennings can’t play, Jones will be throwing to a receiver group that caught a grand total of four passes in Week 1, with all of them being Ricky Pearsall’s.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
10 Sep. 2025
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Some protesters forced their way into the parliament complex by breaking through a barricade, a local official said, setting fire to an ambulance, hurling objects at riot police, and ferrying the injured to the hospital on motorcycles.—
Gopal Sharma,
USA Today,
8 Sep. 2025
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Born in what is now Zimbabwe, Bland spent hours as a child hurling stones at telegraph poles.—
James Wallace,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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But the way Herbert flashed early in his career, tossing seven touchdown passes and only one interception in a 2021 season sweep of the defending AFC champion Chiefs, had come to feel like a tease.—
Mike Sando,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Harrell’s improvement After a slow start against the Mountaineers in the Duke’s Mayo Classic, tossing an interception and completing just 54% of his passes, Harrell showed slight improvements against the Tar Heels’ defense.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Sep. 2025
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The side brush on this model can also lift itself out of the way to avoid spreading stains and flinging large particles.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
4 Sep. 2025
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Video and photos from Phoenix show street signs trembling from the wind as the storm swept through the city and its surrounding areas, picking up debris and flinging it around.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
27 Aug. 2025
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New York's iconic Russ & Daughters celebrates 100 years of slinging bagels and lox this year.—
Suzanne Nuyen,
NPR,
8 Sep. 2025
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Dunn allegedly shouted at a group of federal officers before slinging the salami sandwich at one of them.—
Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Catapulting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catapulting. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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