as in to throw
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 catapult
Over the 15 years since, the outgoing CEO has never forgotten that lesson, and Apple has catapulted to trillion-dollar success.
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Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2026
Yet his populist policies and emphasis on the economy during his 2024 campaign helped catapult him back to the White House.
—Michelle L. Price, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
Lopez later catapulted into the limelight with her portrayal of late singer Selena Quintanilla in the 1997 biopic Selena.
—Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026
The two-time All-Star, whose long-range shooting and daring passes have garnered fans from around the world and catapulted the league into a new spotlight, was limited to just 13 games due to a slew of soft tissue injuries.
—James Boyd, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
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Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2026
Yet his populist policies and emphasis on the economy during his 2024 campaign helped catapult him back to the White House.
—Michelle L. Price, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
Lopez later catapulted into the limelight with her portrayal of late singer Selena Quintanilla in the 1997 biopic Selena.
—Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026
The two-time All-Star, whose long-range shooting and daring passes have garnered fans from around the world and catapulted the league into a new spotlight, was limited to just 13 games due to a slew of soft tissue injuries.
—James Boyd, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for catapult
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Minaj will attend as a guest of Fox News, which is also throwing its own VIP party before Saturday's official dinner, Fox confirmed to USA TODAY.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2026
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The Padres’ only run in the first six innings came on a home run by Ty France in the fifth off Brandon Pfaadt, who had taken over for starter Zac Gallen, who departed following the third inning after being hit in his throwing shoulder by a line drive.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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The barbs that President Barack Obama and Seth Meyers hurled at him created a political narrative that persists.—
Elahe Izadi,
Washington Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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The director hurled himself to the floor.—
Chang Che,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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Trevor Bauer, the former Cy Young Award winner and MLB All-Star, tossed a no-hitter for the independent Long Island Ducks in a 13-0 win over the Lancaster Stormers on Sunday afternoon at Penn Medicine Park in Pennsylvania.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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Now, some things are always going to be worth tossing—anything broken that can't be repaired, for example—but for other items, the line between keep or toss isn't so clear cut.—
Alexandra Kelly,
Martha Stewart,
26 Apr. 2026
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Theron, meanwhile, hurls herself into the sinewy action sequences that have increasingly been her home turf over the past two decades, flinging herself down hills and into rivers and navigating some precarious rock-climbing terrain.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
24 Apr. 2026
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Dual insults — one from the US president and another from a Russian commentator — flung at Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni appear to be uniting at least some of her critics behind her.—
Barbie Latza Nadeau,
CNN Money,
24 Apr. 2026
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