catapult
noun
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Synonyms for catapult
Synonyms: Verb
cast, chuck, dash, fire, fling, heave, hurl, hurtle, launch, lob, loft, peg, pelt, pitch, sling, throw, toss
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They catapulted rocks toward the castle. The publicity catapulted her CD to the top of the charts. The novel catapulted him from unknown to best-selling author. He catapulted to fame after his first book was published. Her career was catapulting ahead.
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Participants will have the opportunity to program one of the world’s smallest robots, make instruments and LED bracelets, fly gliders and launch catapults. — Houston Chronicle, "Family Fun: ‘In a Pickle Festival,’ ‘9/11 Heroes Run’," 5 Sep. 2019 Sometimes, instead of catapults or trebuchets, the attacking army would use miners. — William Gurstelle, Popular Mechanics, "How to Storm a Castle," 11 Apr. 2019 For Boy Scout age youth (boys ages 11–17) Troop 513 will teach the basics of knot tying and guide the boys in building pencil catapults followed by cooking Dutch oven desserts. — Sam Boyer, cleveland.com, "There’s nothing quite like parenting a 3-year-old: Whit & Whimsey," 25 July 2019 Equally predictably, the white knights of outrage launch their counterassault catapults toward an overbroad range of targets and inflict extensive collateral damage. — Danielle Allen, Twin Cities, "Danielle Allen: Don’t fall into Trump’s trap," 23 July 2019 Other activities include make-your-own bubble mix, a tie-dye station, testing of the properties of different slime recipes and paint-ball catapults. — Susan Dunne, courant.com, "Ooey, gooey, slimy, grimy: It’s a 2-day Mess Fest for kids at CT Science Center," 19 June 2019 And often, from inside the walls, great stone balls would answer back from the defender's own catapults, aimed directly at the attacker's stone throwers. — William Gurstelle, Popular Mechanics, "How to Storm a Castle," 11 Apr. 2019 Zero-to-60 mph acceleration is 8.1 seconds, a flaming catapult of temperance. — Dan Neil, WSJ, "Lexus ES 300h: Spend on the Luxury, Save on Gas Money," 24 Jan. 2019 The 65,000 ships are the largest warships ever built in the U.K. One odd feature (or lack thereof) on the two carriers is the absence of aircraft catapults and arresting gear. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "U.K. F-35s Will Use Strange Rolling Carrier Landings," 16 Oct. 2018Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Since she was tapped as Spotify’s chief content officer about a year ago, Ostroff has been charged with building an arsenal of podcasts to catapult the Swedish business to become a leader not just in music but also audio storytelling. — Los Angeles Times, "Dawn Ostroff’s plan to turn Spotify into the ultimate podcast hub," 9 Sep. 2019 The role: scouring the football world in search of all the finest talent to catapult a Barcelona side into sporting excellence. — SI.com, "5 of the Dullest Jobs in Football After Costa Rica Boss Cites 'Boredom' for Departure," 8 Sep. 2019 Cristobal gets a chance on national television on Aug. 31 against Auburn to flex some of that muscle in a litmus-test game that is either going to catapult Cristobal’s profile into another stratosphere or bring him temporarily back to Earth. 4. — John Canzano, oregonlive.com, "John Canzano’s Top 25 most influential people in Oregon sports for 2019," 17 Aug. 2019 Wheat plants' leaves repel water, which creates the perfect conditions for dew droplets to catapult off the leaves—taking pathogenic spores for the ride. — Christopher Intagliata, Scientific American, "Wheat Plants "Sneeze" And Spread Disease," 25 June 2019 Many used the degree to catapult themselves into consulting firms known for hiring M.B.A. talent in droves, or to find fresh starts in consumer products, healthcare or manufacturing. — Kelsey Gee, WSJ, "Looking to Double Your Salary? Try an M.B.A.," 7 Dec. 2018 That inflation rate is set to catapult socialist Venezuela further up the list of a rogue’s gallery of nations that have suffered the worst inflation rates in history. — Anthony Faiola, The Seattle Times, "Venezuela’s inflation rate may hit 1,000,000 percent," 24 July 2018 Orathai Chanhom, the motorcyclist, was catapulted off her bike and killed almost instantly in the crash. — Hannah Beech, New York Times, "Thailand’s Roads Are Deadly. Especially if You’re Poor.," 19 Aug. 2019 And so the tallest man in Las Vegas was catapulted to the city’s highest point, offering another opportunity for onlookers to pull out their iPhones in wonder. — Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, "7-foot-6-inch Celtic Tacko Fall’s unlikely journey to the brink of the NBA," 17 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'catapult.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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