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Recent Examples of artillery
German defense giant Rheinmetall has been building a slew of new factories since Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, and will soon make more 155mm artillery shells than the entire US defense industry.
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Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Nowhere has that been more pronounced than at Rheinmetall, which announced plans for several new artillery plants across Europe last year.
—Gerry Doyle, Bloomberg, 27 Jan. 2026
And having already successfully conquered so many cable-style reality formats (docuseries, food shows, dating experiments), the streamer is now aiming its programming artillery — and algorithm — at one of the few remaining formats still dominated by broadcast networks such as ABC and NBC.
—Josef Adalian, Vulture, 20 Jan. 2026
This multi-mode missile offers enhanced performance against moving and stationary armor, air defense units, patrol craft, artillery, transporter erector/launchers, radar sites and C2 nodes, in addition to bunkers and other structures in urban and complex terrain.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 18 Jan. 2026
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Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Nowhere has that been more pronounced than at Rheinmetall, which announced plans for several new artillery plants across Europe last year.
—Gerry Doyle, Bloomberg, 27 Jan. 2026
And having already successfully conquered so many cable-style reality formats (docuseries, food shows, dating experiments), the streamer is now aiming its programming artillery — and algorithm — at one of the few remaining formats still dominated by broadcast networks such as ABC and NBC.
—Josef Adalian, Vulture, 20 Jan. 2026
This multi-mode missile offers enhanced performance against moving and stationary armor, air defense units, patrol craft, artillery, transporter erector/launchers, radar sites and C2 nodes, in addition to bunkers and other structures in urban and complex terrain.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 18 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for artillery
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The following month, a warrant led to the seizure of guns, ammunition, cash, machinery, counterfeit drugs and raw materials.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Investigators found 16 guns including two pistols believed to have been used by a man who fatally shot his wife and their two children, then turned the gun on himself, in a murder-suicide inside the family’s Rancho Cordova home.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
29 Jan. 2026
Noun
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L3Harris’ Red Wolf systems will fill a gap in modern warfare with long-range precision weapons capabilities.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Feb. 2026
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There's also a vital element of resource management that plays a role in every encounter, forcing players to juggle power distribution between shields, weapons, and engines while also managing heat levels within their craft.—
Alan Bradley,
Space.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Artillery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/artillery. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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