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Recent Examples of artillery
Back on the Danish frigate, in the Nuuk Fjord, flanked by Greenland’s bleak mountains of sheer black rock, the boom of practicing naval artillery guns reverberates into the Arctic abyss, as fighter jets scream overhead.
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Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
Madrid has reportedly canceled a deal with a major Israeli defense firm to manufacture artillery systems.
—Ellie Cook
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
The nose cone of a French 75mm artillery shell, mostly intact.
—Michael Jerome Plunkett
september 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
As a child, during the war, Armani and his friends would play with undetonated artillery shells in the streets.
—Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2025
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Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
Madrid has reportedly canceled a deal with a major Israeli defense firm to manufacture artillery systems.
—Ellie Cook
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
The nose cone of a French 75mm artillery shell, mostly intact.
—Michael Jerome Plunkett
september 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
As a child, during the war, Armani and his friends would play with undetonated artillery shells in the streets.
—Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for artillery
Noun
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In the first of two classes with fake guns that don’t fire real bullets, Tamra impresses Jenn and Emily with her target-shooting skills.—
Peter Larsen,
Oc Register,
27 Sep. 2025
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Twenty people, some armed with guns, stormed a jewelry store in San Ramon on Monday.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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After all, auto factories supplied weapons during World War II and still could.—
Rebecca A. Fannin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Both Russian and Ukrainian forces also use these shorter-range weapons to attack in populated areas just behind the front lines.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Artillery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/artillery. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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