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catapult

verb

Definition of catapult

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 But Cregger’s follow-up, Resident Evil, cast him as the bumbling yet oddly capable hero Bryan Hodukavich — and catapulted him into the leading-man strata. — Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2026 Founded by influencer-barber Lance Baker, Based catapulted through the ranks, surpassing several household names, including Dove, Cetaphil, La Roche-Posay, Neutrogena, Panoxyl and Old Spice. — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026 The Middle East conflict drove up fuel prices and catapulted inflation to a three-year high in May, but inflation eased slightly over the summer after a preliminary peace agreement established an on-again, off-again pause in fighting. — ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026 Inflation has remained more painful than anyone would like since the economy catapulted out of the crevasse created by the COVID-19 pandemic emergency. — Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for catapult

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Charlotte also turned the ball over on its first possession of the second half when Naz Reid (a game-high seven turnovers, but also a team-high 17 points) threw it away.

— Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2026
Just over a week before Wicker began filming in Hungary, costume designers András Dániel Tóth and Attila Godena-Juhász, who work together as András + Attila, were thrown one big curveball.

— Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of throw

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For over a week, protesters have hurled rocks, flares, firebombs and fireworks at police who have used batons and tear gas in clashes in the city center.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
Videos show some masked protesters hurling objects at police as the tear gas drifts across the square.

— Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of hurl

Verb

Before long, the barricades lay tossed aside and the tents within went up in smoke, along with Vucic's power.

— JOVANA GEC, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026
Before long, the barricades lay tossed aside and the tents within went up in smoke, along with Vucic’s power.

— Jovana Gec, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of toss

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What’s more, even as they are defined by death, bogs are also springboards for unusual and unlikely life-forms that extend our understanding of biology—from acid-flinging mosses to amphibian-eating plants.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026
The refs have also flung their hankies for 177 false starts, the biggest tally in nearly 20 years.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 9 Oct. 2026

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