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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The Germans launched attacks on Bath, York and Exeter in April 1942; a smaller-scale aerial campaign known as the Baby Blitz barraged Britain between January and May 1944.Gregory Wakeman, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Nov. 2024
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During a podcast interview released two days before Payne’s fatal fall from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina Wednesday, Henry said the troubled 31-year-old British singer would barrage her and her family with worrying calls and messages.Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2024
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South Koreans, who would bear the brunt of U.S. retaliation, were skittish about a military option even when Kim was threatening to nuke them over the deployment of the missile defense system known as Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, or THAAD.Daniel R. Russel, Foreign Affairs, 12 June 2018
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The big picture: Manchin served as a serious check on President Biden's congressional plans — blocking efforts to nuke the filibuster and forcing a spending limit on the Build Back Better plan.Justin Green, Axios, 27 Oct. 2024
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Recommended 2024 Election updates – Path to victory looks clear for Trump By American Election Day, her son had become a familiar face to Israelis, his image plastered on posters across the country, along with others taken captive that day, and carried through the streets in mass protests.Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Nov. 2024
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One of the main tactics of the Goyim Defense League, which has been designated a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center, is to plaster a particular neighborhood with flyers and posters featuring extremely antisemitic language and imagery.David Gilbert, WIRED, 10 Oct. 2024
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Start Early And Personalize Your Campaigns During the holidays, consumers are bombarded with messages from all sides.Expert Panel®, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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In addition to the presidential candidates’ omnipresence, voters in the state are bombarded by mailers, ads on television, radio and social media, and canvassers knocking on their doors.Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
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Meanwhile, Israeli planes have made frequent sorties over Syria and even bombed Houthi infrastructure in Yemen, more than 1,000 miles away.Shalom Lipner, Foreign Affairs, 25 Nov. 2024
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Bowen Yang is looking back on bombing his first Saturday Night Live screen test after an interaction with Lorne Michaels.Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Nov. 2024
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“Cannon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cannon. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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