catapult
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Musk plans to create a “self-growing city” on the moon and catapult satellites into orbit from the lunar surface.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026
Murphy, who delighted fans with a walkabout in Centenary Square on his arrival at Symphony Hall, paid tribute to the viewers who helped catapult Peaky Blinders into a worldwide hit.
From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026
I think that you need an iconic person from your city in order to catapult the culture of comedy.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026
Incorporating Greenland, which has 57,000 people, would catapult the United States past China and Canada to be the world's second largest country in land mass after Russia.
From Barron's • Jan. 14, 2026
Over time, the movement of the Pacific Plate pulls the North American Plate downward, like the bucket of a catapult that is being readied to fire.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
Vocabulary lists containing catapult
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