Thesaurus results for CATAPULTING

catapulting

verb

present participle of catapult

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 What happened in Hamburg provides a particularly egregious example of such racial terrorism catapulting political triumph. — Jacob Ware, The Conversation, 31 July 2026 The law was Walker’s signature legislative achievement, catapulting him onto the national political stage and spurring an unsuccessful attempt to recall him from office. — ABC News, 29 July 2026 The law was Walker's signature legislative achievement, catapulting him onto the national political stage and spurring an unsuccessful attempt to recall him from office. — CBS News, 29 July 2026 Reilly’s legacy went beyond catapulting politicians into office. — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2026 Pinned beneath her rotting legs in his recliner chair, Loftis narrowly escapes by yanking its lever, catapulting the hag over his head. — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 15 July 2026 After Klarna’s stock market trading debut last year, the company’s market cap soared to a whopping $17 billion thanks to surging shares, catapulting more than 40 current and former Klarna staffers into the millionaire club thanks to stock perks. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 6 July 2026 In his sixth and widely expected final World Cup, Argentinian Lionel Messi has scored six times already, including a hat trick in his opening game, catapulting the 39-year-old past Miroslav Klose’s 2014 record of 16 World Cup goals. — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 30 June 2026 Cronin coached the Ducks for the 2023-24 and 2024-25 seasons, catapulting their total in the standings 21 points year-over-year, the biggest improvement in the Western Conference. — Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 17 June 2026

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As the chase ensued, police said the suspect began throwing various items out the window.

— Briauna Brown, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
Tension seemed to boil over for Jackson, as he was suspended for a period or two of practice after throwing a punch in a scuffle with Giants defenders.

— David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of throwing

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The storm was still hurling in a few bands of rain to Kauai early Monday, but its worst conditions are now over with, giving residents and officials space to deal with its aftermath.

— Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
Ryan released the child, after which he was handcuffed and is accused of hurling insults at the responding police officer, according to the police report.

— Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of hurling

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Attacks every inch of the field Operating in an up-tempo version of the Air Raid, Mestemaker is a tall, fluid passer who isn’t shy tossing it all over the yard.

— Dane Brugler, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
That skirmish ended with multiple Saints players pushing Ezeiruaku to the ground and Saints offensive lineman Erik McCoy tossing Ezeiruaku’s helmet to the other side of the field.

— Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of tossing

Verb

Label project coordinator Frances Farlee recently attended a show slinging artisanal cocktails.

— Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
Anne Hathaway, Ewan McGregor and a pack of rogue dinosaurs won’t be able to catch the web-slinging Spider-Man at the top of box office charts.

— Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of slinging

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