as in ammunition
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
The missile launch was executed just before the presidential election on Tuesday and just after a trilateral defense exercise conducted by the United States, South Korea, and Japan on Sunday.
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Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 Nov. 2024
Tensions between Israel and Iran remain at a boiling point, more than a week after Israel launched a wave of airstrikes into Iranian territory, the latest in a chain of retaliatory attacks after Iran fired a barrage of around 200 missiles at Israel in early October.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
Several of the missiles fired on Tuesday were estimated to have reached a maximum altitude of about 62 miles, Japan said.
—Hakyung Kate Lee, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2024
At least seven missiles were fired by the Korean People’s Army on Tuesday, flying up to 250 miles and landing in the water between North Korea and Japan.
—Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 Nov. 2024
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Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 Nov. 2024
Tensions between Israel and Iran remain at a boiling point, more than a week after Israel launched a wave of airstrikes into Iranian territory, the latest in a chain of retaliatory attacks after Iran fired a barrage of around 200 missiles at Israel in early October.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
Several of the missiles fired on Tuesday were estimated to have reached a maximum altitude of about 62 miles, Japan said.
—Hakyung Kate Lee, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2024
At least seven missiles were fired by the Korean People’s Army on Tuesday, flying up to 250 miles and landing in the water between North Korea and Japan.
—Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for missile
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The other six were assessed to have hit an ammunition storage site in Karachev, the official said.David Brennan, ABC News, 19 Nov. 2024
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At the same time, Kyiv can remind Washington that a very large portion of the military aid that the United States has provided to Ukraine is largely spent at home: the American defense industry receives government funds to produce ammunition on American soil by American workers.Nataliya Gumenyuk, Foreign Affairs, 15 Nov. 2024
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The Crimson Tide were No. 13 in the Tuesday’s College Football Playoff rankings and needed to win the Iron Bowl and get some help to have a shot at sneaking into the field.Kennington Smith III, The Athletic, 1 Dec. 2024
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But, amazingly, Smart’s squad still has a shot at winning it all for the third time in four years.Paul Newberry, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2024
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They had been drawn there at the start of the pandemic, when garbage pickup was suspended, and when, in 2021, a bullet ignited a wildfire that destroyed nearly two hundred and twenty-two thousand acres of nearby forest.Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
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The player character is an undefeatable bullet sponge whose choices are always right.G Kirilloff, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
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Not all economists agree, however, that a new round of tariffs will inevitably raise consumer prices.Daniel de Visé, USA TODAY, 1 Dec. 2024
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This is the second year in a row that Sonos has posted a YoY decline in revenue—down 5.5 percent in 2023, despite two rounds of layoffs.Verity Burns, WIRED, 1 Dec. 2024
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When shooting a single lead projectile, gun powder would have been poured into muzzle followed by the round ball and a wad of paper or grass to keep the ball from rolling out when the muzzle was lowered, researchers said.Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2024
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Image Hezbollah fired about 250 projectiles into Israel Waves of air-raid sirens blared throughout much of Israel yesterday, including neighborhoods in the Tel Aviv area, after the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah fired about 250 projectiles into the country, the Israeli military said.Natasha Frost, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
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Now try to take a picture of the ball and the marble.Rhett Allain, WIRED, 22 Nov. 2024
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The floor, which reflects light, and is intentionally constructed of a subtle mix of light and darker pieces of maple wood, increase visibility, so that the players and the ball stand out.Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 22 Nov. 2024
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“Missile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/missile. Accessed 5 Dec. 2024.
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