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Recent Examples of cannon
When Eberechi Eze’s free kick was whipped into the penalty area, Lacroix was stronger in the air than Leny Yoro, before his header cannoned off Onana’s crossbar.
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Carl Anka, The Athletic, 3 Feb. 2025
The last of them came on Saturday, a storybook goal that involved slaloming between three defenders and then cannoning a fierce, rising shot past three more, as well as the goalkeeper.
—Rory Smith, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2023
The cost per shot is cheap, as the ammunition is technically just electricity generated on the spot and not a missile or even cannon round built in a factory and shipped to the battlefield.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 19 Mar. 2020
Jesse Lingard's toe-poke cannoned back out off the post...
—SI.com, 24 Oct. 2019
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Carl Anka, The Athletic, 3 Feb. 2025
The last of them came on Saturday, a storybook goal that involved slaloming between three defenders and then cannoning a fierce, rising shot past three more, as well as the goalkeeper.
—Rory Smith, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2023
The cost per shot is cheap, as the ammunition is technically just electricity generated on the spot and not a missile or even cannon round built in a factory and shipped to the battlefield.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 19 Mar. 2020
Jesse Lingard's toe-poke cannoned back out off the post...
—SI.com, 24 Oct. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cannon
Verb
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The rest remained silent as Israel was barraged with accusations by fellow classmates.—
Sarah Meira Schlager,
Sun Sentinel,
2 July 2025
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Although users will likely be barraged with unavoidable pop-up messages warning them of the dangers of running an unsupported operating system, Windows 10 will still work.—
Barry Collins,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
Verb
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Criminal mastermind Lex Luthor (Gene Hackman) plans to nuke the San Andreas fault, turning his cheaply acquired Californian housing empire into lucrative beachfront property in the process.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
10 July 2025
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Within weeks, the U.S. nuked the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, hastening the end of World War II while killing more than 200,000 civilians.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
Verb
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When Netflix launched the Glen Powell movie Hitman in 2024, the company plastered mock billboards all over town.—
Mickey Rapkin,
HollywoodReporter,
28 July 2025
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Mary moved into an apartment in the Bronx, in the same building as her brother-in-law, and plastered the walls with tape, to prevent reality-TV shows from recording her and Angie through the cracks.—
Rachel Aviv,
New Yorker,
21 July 2025
Verb
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Every football coach is bombarding you with instructions and all these reminders.—
Tim Graham,
New York Times,
1 Aug. 2025
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This is all about iMessage, and Apple’s latest innovation to combat the scourge of malicious or just plain irritating text messages bombarding our phones daily.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
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This deal also comes at a time when President Trump has become more critical of Russian President Vladimir Putin for continuing to bomb Ukrainian towns and cities.—
Ariel Cohen,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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It’s all gone wrong and the Brazilian 23-year-old has been bombed into the reserves.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
29 July 2025
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“Cannon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cannon. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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