Verb
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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Noun
Swarts feels similarly about her catapult into the spotlight.—Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 3 May 2024 The Ford also boasts a new type of catapult design that uses electricity instead of steam.—Sascha Brodsky, Popular Mechanics, 14 Mar. 2023
Verb
Its explosive growth has catapulted it to the third-highest market capitalization in the world, above peers including Amazon and Meta.—Dylan Sloan, Fortune, 22 May 2024 The suite of landmark zoning and land-use reform laws passed by Colorado lawmakers this year should help alleviate the housing crisis, national experts say, while catapulting the Centennial State into the ranks of other housing pioneers.—Seth Klamann, The Denver Post, 20 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for catapult
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Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle French or Latin; Middle French catapulte, from Latin catapulta, from Greek katapaltēs, from kata- + pallein to hurl
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