as in throwing
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 catapulting
On Friday’s basis, Gall is comfortably the second-strongest climber in this race — catapulting himself from a podium outsider to the favourite for the runner-up spot, or perhaps even more in the case of a Vingegaard implosion.
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Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 15 May 2026
Musk also has sketched out a futuristic vision of building AI data centers on the moon with the help of the company’s Optimus robots and catapulting them into space.
—The Los Angeles Times, Boston Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
Musk also has sketched out a futuristic vision of building AI data centers on the moon with the help of the company’s Optimus robots and catapulting them into space.
—Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
The plan remains capitalizing upon the festival as a launchpad for stickiness, and catapulting movies from cult to mainstream status.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 11 Mar. 2026
Saniya Banks began the fourth quarter with a jumper, catapulting the Bobcats into a 13-4 run.
—Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026
Better agenda referenced sandwich generation caregivers specifically, catapulting these adults’ caregiving responsibilities to national attention.
—Sierra Leone Starks, Parents, 3 Mar. 2026
Jones made waves at the combine in 2015 with a record broad jump, catapulting himself into the first round.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 1 Mar. 2026
This puts us at nearly 30 inches of snow this winter, catapulting 2025-2026 into the top 20 snowiest winters on record in Philadelphia and the snowiest since 2013-2014.
—Bill Kelly, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 15 May 2026
Musk also has sketched out a futuristic vision of building AI data centers on the moon with the help of the company’s Optimus robots and catapulting them into space.
—The Los Angeles Times, Boston Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
Musk also has sketched out a futuristic vision of building AI data centers on the moon with the help of the company’s Optimus robots and catapulting them into space.
—Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
The plan remains capitalizing upon the festival as a launchpad for stickiness, and catapulting movies from cult to mainstream status.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 11 Mar. 2026
Saniya Banks began the fourth quarter with a jumper, catapulting the Bobcats into a 13-4 run.
—Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026
Better agenda referenced sandwich generation caregivers specifically, catapulting these adults’ caregiving responsibilities to national attention.
—Sierra Leone Starks, Parents, 3 Mar. 2026
Jones made waves at the combine in 2015 with a record broad jump, catapulting himself into the first round.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 1 Mar. 2026
This puts us at nearly 30 inches of snow this winter, catapulting 2025-2026 into the top 20 snowiest winters on record in Philadelphia and the snowiest since 2013-2014.
—Bill Kelly, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for catapulting
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Igor Mykhaylovych Lytvynchuk, 38, of Covington, Washington, is accused of throwing a rock at the head of an endangered Hawaiian monk seal — one of the rarest marine mammals in the world — earlier this month in an incident caught on camera by beachgoers.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
18 May 2026
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Special props to the jolly axe-throwing head of adventure, Nye Rees; personable Brasserie maitre d’, Javier Padron; and trainer Peter Sullivan, who explained the finer points of fasting for women whilst crucifying my glutes.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 May 2026
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The footage appeared to show large groups of teenagers throwing punches, hurling chairs, and using restaurant furniture as weapons while customers fled for safety.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
18 May 2026
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Saturday's fight was shared on social media by multiple users and showed several people throwing punches and hurling chairs and tables inside the business.—
Mike Stunson,
USA Today,
18 May 2026
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The Cubs did just enough to scratch a run across against Braves lefty Chris Sale, and the bullpen kept tossing up zeros en route to a 2-0 victory to snap a four-game losing streak.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2026
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Igor Mykhaylovych Lytvynchuk, 38, of Covington, Washington, is suspected of tossing a rock at the head of an endangered Hawaiian monk seal — one of the rarest marine mammals on earth — on May 5 in an incident that was caught on camera by locals.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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Another video showed Chonkers reemerging from the water, flinging himself onto a dock full of smaller sea lions who, save for one apparently brave animal, fled at the sight and reverberations of their massive neighbor.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
28 Apr. 2026
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Sam instead proposes that the performer dance to it without music, a prompt that is followed by Anne Hathaway flinging herself across the room, dragging her body across the floor in a hypnotic spectacle that seems to convey struggle, possession, and loss of control.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Apr. 2026
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Disney’s presentation to advertisers in New York on Tuesday featured high-energy antics (and singing) courtesy of Olivia Rodrigo and the baseball bat-slinging Savannah Bananas.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
12 May 2026
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In addition, the action includes top-tier spider combat and awesome web-slinging and web-gliding traversal abilities.—
George Yang,
PC Magazine,
1 May 2026
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“Catapulting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catapulting. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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