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 Water cannons slam into protesters, catapulting them backward. — Abdelrahman Elgendy, Time, 6 Oct. 2026 The campaign was a smash hit, catapulting the pervasive impact of the jingle on pop culture. — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026 The institution had received a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to realize the exhibition, which conservative politicians took issue with, catapulting Mapplethorpe’s to the center of the era’s culture wars. — Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 28 Aug. 2026 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for catapulting
  1. throwing
  2. hurling
  3. tossing
  4. flinging
  5. slinging
Verb
  • Throwing safety to the winds could be throwing civilization into the trash.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The pitching matchup sees Dustin May, a midseason acquisition, throwing for the Brewers.
    — OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of throwing
Verb
  • Last year, Schlittler delivered an all-time coming-of-age moment as a rookie in his postseason debut, hurling eight scoreless innings with 12 strikeouts against the Red Sox in the winner-take-all Game 3 of the Wild Card Series.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 28 Sep. 2026
  • But the ritual has increasingly gotten out of hand, culminating with someone hurling a chair into the crowd during the group’s performance last week in Charlotte, North Carolina, and reportedly sending one fan to the hospital.
    — Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of hurling
Verb
  • Bake the vegetables and sausage for 1 hour, tossing every 15 minutes to ensure even cooking.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Earlier on set, the pair were busy tossing rose petals into the air for the camera.
    — Zing Tsjeng, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of tossing
Verb
  • The first one came on a chaotic sequence in front of the net, with center Carey Terrance inadvertently flinging the puck at his own net.
    — Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • In its breathless finale, Curry races through the mansion reconstructing every murder, flinging himself through doors and corridors while maintaining the verbal precision of a stage actor performing at double speed.
    — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of flinging
Verb
  • Trump’s tariff-slinging made companies less, not more, likely to put their faith in a North American supply chain, which is inextricably intertwined across a number of industries.
    — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Steinem set out to expose the working conditions and interior lives of the bunnies slinging booze to the playboys who patronized the club.
    — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of slinging

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“Catapulting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catapulting. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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