as in throws
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 catapults
For a few years now, there’s been at least one young Western Conference team that catapults up the standings from the lottery more dramatically than anyone predicts.
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 19 May 2026
And soon, an explosion of violence takes place that catapults the audience back through their lives, from the ’80s to the present day.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 Apr. 2026
And soon, an explosion of violence takes place which catapults us back through their lives, from the eighties to the present day.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2026
While the Packers were likely seen as a playoff contender, the addition of Parsons now catapults them into a new category.
—Eduardo Razo, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 19 May 2026
And soon, an explosion of violence takes place that catapults the audience back through their lives, from the ’80s to the present day.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 Apr. 2026
And soon, an explosion of violence takes place which catapults us back through their lives, from the eighties to the present day.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2026
While the Packers were likely seen as a playoff contender, the addition of Parsons now catapults them into a new category.
—Eduardo Razo, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for catapults
Verb
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That is, until a conversation about having children throws their relationship into a tailspin.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
28 May 2026
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The next season will follow up with the pair after the season-one finale, in which newcomer Hunter Davenport (Charlie Evans) throws a wrench in Dean and Allie’s secret relationship.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
28 May 2026
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The team’s most prominent celebrity fan, filmmaker Spike Lee, hurls trash talk from his courtside seat.—
Albert Samaha,
Washington Post,
3 June 2026
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Theron, meanwhile, hurls herself into the sinewy action sequences that have increasingly been her home turf over the past two decades, flinging herself down hills and into rivers and navigating some precarious rock-climbing terrain.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
24 Apr. 2026
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At The Happy Crane, Parry gives the char siu treatment to rich Iberico pork jowl, steams and grinds his own rice for the crab rice roll, and tosses Monterey abalone and Jimmy Nardello peppers into a smoking wok with XO sauce.—
Becky Duffett,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
8 June 2026
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The Royals suffered another crushing defeat and are now 16-15 in 2026 when their pitcher tosses a quality start.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
3 June 2026
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That pressure flings some of the hot gas outward in the form of a wind.—
Jeanna Bryner,
Scientific American,
4 June 2026
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Knowing that there's no escape, Laurie makes her way to the roof of her home, ties a rope around her neck, and flings herself off the ledge, dying instantly.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 June 2026
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“Catapults.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catapults. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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