as in to barrage
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Recent Examples of cannon
Stefano Sabelli let rip from range, but his shot cannoned off Ricardo Rodriguez and seemed destined to find its way into the back of the net.
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SI.com, 3 Sep. 2019
Pavel Florin gets backing from Shane Warne A race to be fit
Scans later showed no fracture to Smith's arm but the 92mph bouncer that cannoned into the Australian's neck turned out to have had a more lasting effect.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 19 Aug. 2019
His attempt cannoned off the post; England took a sigh of relief but there was plenty of work still to do.
—SI.com, 19 June 2019
Fragments can cannon about above the Earth’s atmosphere for centuries — striking other satellites, and adding their wreckage to the deadly debris fields.
—Jamie Seidel, Fox News, 16 Aug. 2018
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SI.com, 3 Sep. 2019
Pavel Florin gets backing from Shane Warne A race to be fit
Scans later showed no fracture to Smith's arm but the 92mph bouncer that cannoned into the Australian's neck turned out to have had a more lasting effect.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 19 Aug. 2019
His attempt cannoned off the post; England took a sigh of relief but there was plenty of work still to do.
—SI.com, 19 June 2019
Fragments can cannon about above the Earth’s atmosphere for centuries — striking other satellites, and adding their wreckage to the deadly debris fields.
—Jamie Seidel, Fox News, 16 Aug. 2018
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cannon
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Some piers sheltered from the typical northwestward storm now get barraged from all angles.Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2024
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Americans are also barraged with a one-sided view about the benefits of drugs.David Marks, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Nov. 2024
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Pyongyang now routinely, almost casually, threatens to nuke South Korea and the United States.Robert E. Kelly, Foreign Affairs, 30 Dec. 2024
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Sunday was a striking microcosm of their season; an effort nuked by quarterback turnovers in the first half and special teams errors in the second, that proved unsalvageable despite strong defense throughout.Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 2 Jan. 2024
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Stickers plastered around Siana’s drill sites — on which the company’s name is misspelled — provide phone numbers to call in case of leaks or other emergencies.Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 30 Dec. 2024
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Many of the companies advertising in Dodger Stadium now had signage plastered all over Angel Stadium before.Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
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Israel has bombarded Yemen several times in response — sending its jets more than 1,000 miles to do so — but has struggled to decisively subdue the Houthis.Aaron Boxerman, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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This is the time of year when journalists get bombarded with pitches from PR firms.Steve Banker, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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With Biden now down to his final two weeks, there are no active discussions about bombing Iran.Barak Ravid, Axios, 6 Jan. 2025
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Which helps to explain why so many popular stand-ups have blown their hosting stints; Jo Koy memorably bombed on the Globes stage last year with a misogynistic Barbie riff.Judy Berman, TIME, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Cannon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cannon. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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