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
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.
—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
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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Through all these threads, The Audacity throws itself headlong at some of tech’s biggest hot-button topics, including privacy, AI and, in an oddly halfhearted subplot involving JoAnne’s son, Everett Bliunck’s Orson, the manosphere, with an eye as cold as its characters.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2026
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Spieth, nine holes away from another wire-to-wire victory, throws it away with a collapse around Amen Corner that is shocking even by Augusta National standards.—
Senior Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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The impact hurls both men to the pavement, and the shoeless rear passenger can be seen hobbling on one foot afterward.—
Emma Seiwell,
New York Daily News,
2 Apr. 2026
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The Trueba family’s passions, struggles, and secrets span a century of violent social change, culminating in a crisis that hurls the proud, tyrannical patriarch and his beloved granddaughter towards opposite sides of the fence.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
26 Mar. 2026
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Gore tosses a gem Mackenzie Gore has been as good — perhaps even better — as advertised this season and on Wednesday Gore didn’t allow a hit until the fifth inning, a single to former Rangers’ catcher Mitch Garver.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Apr. 2026
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There, an employee fires up a machine that tosses small rings of doughnut batter into a fryer.—
Jenna Thompson
April 8,
Kansas City Star,
8 Apr. 2026
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Bubela corralls a grounder and flings it to first for an out.—
Caleb Yum,
Austin American Statesman,
6 Mar. 2026
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Isabelle slides off Sarah’s lap, flings the towel, pulls on her swimming mask, grabs her mom’s hand and tugs her toward the pool.—
Gerald Witt,
AJC.com,
1 Mar. 2026
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“Catapults.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catapults. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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