slingshot
noun
sling·shot
ˈsliŋ-ˌshät 
1
: a forked stick with an elastic band attached for shooting small stones
2
a
: a maneuver in auto racing in which a drafting car accelerates past the car in front by taking advantage of reserve power
b
: a dragster in which the driver sits behind the rear wheels
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An activist once accused of issuing fake deeds to Detroit Land Bank Authority houses has been charged with numerous felonies after allegedly using a slingshot to damage the entrance of the Guardian Building, the famed art deco skyscraper where the quasi-public agency is based.
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Violet Ikonomova, Freep.com, 22 July 2025
This series has all but been labeled as David deploying his slingshot at Goliath.
—Tony Jones, New York Times, 13 June 2025
The animators at Blur Studio employ a photo-realistic quality to their art, shading the characters in dramatic shadows and inserting intermittent patches of concentrated color that grab your visual attention and slingshot you through the rocketing narrative.
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—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 17 May 2025
Even with the changes in the economics of the game and of player movement, if the little guy aims his slingshot just so, amazing things can happen.
—Jim Alexander, Orange County Register, 19 Mar. 2025
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Violet Ikonomova, Freep.com, 22 July 2025
This series has all but been labeled as David deploying his slingshot at Goliath.
—Tony Jones, New York Times, 13 June 2025
The animators at Blur Studio employ a photo-realistic quality to their art, shading the characters in dramatic shadows and inserting intermittent patches of concentrated color that grab your visual attention and slingshot you through the rocketing narrative.
4.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 17 May 2025
Even with the changes in the economics of the game and of player movement, if the little guy aims his slingshot just so, amazing things can happen.
—Jim Alexander, Orange County Register, 19 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for slingshot
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“Slingshot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slingshot. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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slingshot
noun
sling·shot
ˈsliŋ-ˌshät
: a forked stick with an elastic band attached for shooting small stones
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