Thesaurus results for CATAPULTS

catapults

verb

present tense third-person singular of catapult

as in throws

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 catapults And soon, an explosion of violence takes place which catapults us back through their lives, from the eighties to the present day. — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2026 And soon, an explosion of violence takes place that catapults the audience back through their lives, from the ’80s to the present day. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 Apr. 2026 While the Packers were likely seen as a playoff contender, the addition of Parsons now catapults them into a new category. — Eduardo Razo, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025 For a few years now, there’s been at least one young Western Conference team that catapults up the standings from the lottery more dramatically than anyone predicts. — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 19 May 2026

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Footage was captured in part in a video published by TMZ in March, which showed Mortensen film as Paul hits, kicks hand throws furniture at him.

— Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 6 July 2026
Of course, something can always happen that surprises us and throws Wall Street for a loop.

— Zev Fima,Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 5 July 2026

Definition of throws

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Whether your 9-to-5 job involves a rare combination of manual record keeping and precarious wilderness travel, or your idea of outdoor recreation includes journaling your day while remaining at the ready for whatever nature hurls at you, the all-new Pen-metheus equips you for it all.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 22 June 2026
Even when the wacky Halifax weather hurls the wildest of curveballs at the SailGP fleet, somehow Tom Slingsby and the irrepressible Australians ride their magic carpet of consummate skill and a decent dose of luck to lead the standings after the first day of the Canada Sail Grand Prix.

— Andrew Rice, New York Times, 21 June 2026

Definition of hurls

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As part of the number, Grande tosses a sparkling pink ship’s wheel high into the air before catching it.

— Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026
This would avoid a repeat of the Champions League final in May, which saw Paris Saint-Germain win both coin tosses to decide the end they were taken from and their order.

— Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 29 June 2026

Definition of tosses

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Its highly specialized strategy likely evolved to take advantage of the ant’s natural aggression and then overcome its defenses; the slingshot mechanism flings the ant from the foraging trail, reducing the risk that the spider will be swarmed by other workers, the researchers hypothesized.

— Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 23 June 2026
That pressure flings some of the hot gas outward in the form of a wind.

— Jeanna Bryner, Scientific American, 4 June 2026

Definition of flings

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