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an object that is thrown, shot, or launched as a weapon
The protesters were arrested for throwing missiles at the police.
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Recent Examples of missile
Hegseth said the military official wasn’t an initial target in the strikes on Iran, which focused on missiles and launchers.
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Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 5 Mar. 2026
Last year, one House Republican released a whistleblower video of a U.S. missile striking an unidentified glowing orb in the sky and bouncing off it.
—Joe Walsh, CBS News, 20 Feb. 2026
The Night Agent season 3 begins with Flight PIMA 12, a plane taken down by a missile that kills everyone on board.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Feb. 2026
Individually, many of these incidents appear minor: a drone crash here, a brief fighter incursion there, a missile discovered only after the fact.
—Frederic Lemieux, Fortune, 19 Feb. 2026
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Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 5 Mar. 2026
Last year, one House Republican released a whistleblower video of a U.S. missile striking an unidentified glowing orb in the sky and bouncing off it.
—Joe Walsh, CBS News, 20 Feb. 2026
The Night Agent season 3 begins with Flight PIMA 12, a plane taken down by a missile that kills everyone on board.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Feb. 2026
Individually, many of these incidents appear minor: a drone crash here, a brief fighter incursion there, a missile discovered only after the fact.
—Frederic Lemieux, Fortune, 19 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for missile
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Dozens of firearms also were recovered, including handguns with images of Santa Muerte (a Mexican folk saint venerated by drug dealers) and more than 1,000 rounds of ammunition.—
Andrea Flores,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2026
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Questionable Ten men, 25 guns, 12,846 rounds of ammunition and more on the boat.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
3 Mar. 2026
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Necas added his seventh power-play goal of the season 2 1/2 minutes later, beating his Czech Olympic teammate with a high shot.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2026
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But his jump shot was ice-cold.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
4 Mar. 2026
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The certificate specified that Oseguera Cervantes had bullet wounds to his chest, abdomen and legs.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
3 Mar. 2026
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Impacts from bullet holes were marked on buildings and trees along West Sixth Street and an orange-and-white traffic barricade blocked off the entrance to Buford’s.—
Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American Statesman,
2 Mar. 2026
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Weiss took the recent Iranian protests seriously, asking staff during one morning call if the new round of protests could be the wave that topples the regime, leading to skepticism from some journalists in London.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
2 Mar. 2026
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There are a lot of names on the draft board heading into April that could make sense with one of the two first-round picks.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 Mar. 2026
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All were assigned to the Army Reserve’s 103rd Sustainment Command out of Iowa and were stationed at a makeshift operations center at Shuaiba port when a projectile broke through air defenses.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
4 Mar. 2026
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The tattoo shop used the projectile as a Fourth of July float before installing it to the permanent collection.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
3 Mar. 2026
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The future of earthquake-proofing might just be a simple cylinder filled with steel balls.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Mar. 2026
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That transition train and ball movement led to a slew of baskets at close range.—
Buddy Collings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Missile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/missile. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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