CANNON Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

cannon

verb

Definition of cannon

as in to barrage

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Recent Examples of cannon After nabbing possession from Mendy, his shot cannoned back off the near post. — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 23 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for cannon

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April is financial literacy month, which means consumers will be barraged with articles and programs designed to promote personal finance education.

— Leah Locke, Boston Herald, 20 Apr. 2026
Each character has totally justified and totally unjustified reasons for resenting one another, and the sensation of absorbing those contrasting opinions is like being in a stuck bumper car, barraged and battered from all sides.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2026

Definition of barrage

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Korea’s unfunny dictator responded by nuking the studio’s tech apparatus, thus disclosing its financial secrets.

— Peter Bart, Deadline, 30 July 2026
The research firm - now a part of French investment firm Societe Generale - is out with a bold new note that nukes a part of the nuclear thesis.

— Brian Sullivan, CNBC, 9 July 2026

Definition of nuke

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No parking signs were plastered on fences across Miami Gardens as residents and authorities worked to keep streets clear.

— Anna McAllister, CBS News, 22 June 2026
The stucco walls and windows plastered with images of Greek mountainsides and islands could lean cheesy, but somehow only add to the atmosphere.

— Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 11 June 2026

Definition of plaster

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Diesel has surged more than 40 cents a barrel over the past couple weeks after war broke out again in the Middle East and Ukraine bombarded Russian refineries with drone strikes.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
The United States bombarded Iran again on Monday after announcing the death of another American service member.

— Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026

Definition of bombard

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During the games, there’s cuts to the wives and a large group of family in a suite partying hard while the QB is getting blitzed on the field.

— Darren Cooper, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Homan has promised since May to blitz the sanctuary city with ICE in the near future, but has yet to follow through.

— Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 20 July 2026

Definition of blitz

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