catapulted

Synonyms

thrown runaway rammed impelled potentiated skyed

Examples

Evangelicals catapulted George W. Bush back to the White House. Al Sharpton

It never failed to amaze me how the most ordinary day could be catapulted into the extraordinary in the blink of an eye. Jodi Picoult

'Never Gonna Give You Up' in 1987 was a huge international hit followed by several more, and while I appreciated how lucky I was, it catapulted me into a completely new world and simply took over my life. Rick Astley

I would love to be like Justin Bieber or Selena Gomez. They were catapulted into stardom when they were so young - like I was - and they still haven't gone down the wrong path and I hope neither or them will. I find that really inspiring. Rebecca Black

Advocating war against Bolshevism, the openly racist book catapulted Quisling into the political limelight. Source: Internet

After a protracted siege, during which the Mongol army under Jani Beg was suffering from the disease, the army catapulted the infected corpses over the city walls of Kaffa to infect the inhabitants. Source: Internet