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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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Brennan, though, throws the first wrench into the works by instead trying to establish his credibility.
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To the community whose history has been scrubbed from public view even as the nation throws itself a party in the name of freedom?
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Whether your 9-to-5 job involves a rare combination of manual record keeping and precarious wilderness travel, or your idea of outdoor recreation includes journaling your day while remaining at the ready for whatever nature hurls at you, the all-new Pen-metheus equips you for it all.
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Even when the wacky Halifax weather hurls the wildest of curveballs at the SailGP fleet, somehow Tom Slingsby and the irrepressible Australians ride their magic carpet of consummate skill and a decent dose of luck to lead the standings after the first day of the Canada Sail Grand Prix.
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This would avoid a repeat of the Champions League final in May, which saw Paris Saint-Germain win both coin tosses to decide the end they were taken from and their order.
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The unanimous appeals court decision tosses a February district court ruling that ordered the National Parks Service (NPS) to restore the panels that were removed from the site.
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Its highly specialized strategy likely evolved to take advantage of the ant’s natural aggression and then overcome its defenses; the slingshot mechanism flings the ant from the foraging trail, reducing the risk that the spider will be swarmed by other workers, the researchers hypothesized.
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That pressure flings some of the hot gas outward in the form of a wind.
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“Catapults.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catapults. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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