as in ammunitions
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 missiles
None of those eight hypersonic missiles were intercepted.
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Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 4 June 2026
Payloads included two satellites for the Missile Defense Agency to track hypersonic missiles and four more satellites for the Tranche 0 constellation for the Space Development Agency.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 June 2026
On Tuesday, Russia hit Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities with hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles in deadly strikes.
—James Jordan, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026
Iran backs Hezbollah militants in Lebanon who have fired missiles at Israel.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 4 June 2026
An onslaught of drones and missiles poured onto Ukraine on Tuesday, killing nearly two dozen and injuring over 100 more.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 3 June 2026
The missiles and drones were intercepted, but debris from the Iranian weapons fell to the ground, causing the destruction.
—Khaled Wassef, CBS News, 3 June 2026
Shippers also need to feel confident that Iranian drones, missiles, and fast boats won’t threaten them.
—Vivian Salama, The Atlantic, 3 June 2026
Russian forces fired almost 90 missiles as well as hundreds of drones at Kyiv last weekend in an effort to overwhelm air defenses as part of its escalating long-range aerial campaign on civilian areas of Ukraine.
—ABC News, 28 May 2026
Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 4 June 2026
Payloads included two satellites for the Missile Defense Agency to track hypersonic missiles and four more satellites for the Tranche 0 constellation for the Space Development Agency.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 June 2026
On Tuesday, Russia hit Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities with hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles in deadly strikes.
—James Jordan, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026
Iran backs Hezbollah militants in Lebanon who have fired missiles at Israel.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 4 June 2026
An onslaught of drones and missiles poured onto Ukraine on Tuesday, killing nearly two dozen and injuring over 100 more.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 3 June 2026
The missiles and drones were intercepted, but debris from the Iranian weapons fell to the ground, causing the destruction.
—Khaled Wassef, CBS News, 3 June 2026
Shippers also need to feel confident that Iranian drones, missiles, and fast boats won’t threaten them.
—Vivian Salama, The Atlantic, 3 June 2026
Russian forces fired almost 90 missiles as well as hundreds of drones at Kyiv last weekend in an effort to overwhelm air defenses as part of its escalating long-range aerial campaign on civilian areas of Ukraine.
—ABC News, 28 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for missiles
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Carney said antisemites in Canada have fired bullets at Jewish schools and thrown firebombs at synagogues and attacked community centers.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
2 June 2026
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According to the police report, his first three bullets hit Canty, Allen, and Ramseur.—
Kevin Lozano,
Harpers Magazine,
2 June 2026
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In its first seven possessions of the second half, Chicago missed four shots and committed three turnovers.—
Mike Cook,
Twin Cities,
30 May 2026
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According to the affidavit, Camargo Madrigal admitted getting out of the Avalanche and firing several shots from a handgun into the back of the pickup.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 May 2026
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After the shooting, investigators recovered 44 spent 9-millimeter shell casings, one unfired cartridge casing, and numerous projectiles and projectile fragments.—
Mark Reynolds,
The Providence Journal,
9 Feb. 2026
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Bloomberg’s calculations of the co-founders’ stakes rely on Pitchbook data and reporting about Anthropic’s previous funding rounds, and are adjusted to account for typical equity grants to nonfounding employees based on data from Carta.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
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During the search, police said investigators allegedly seized 30 grams worth of fentanyl pills, 12 grams of crack cocaine, several digital scales, a BB gun, and two 9mm rounds of ammunition.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
29 May 2026
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So do the large pink or queen conch, the fighting conch, the tulip band shell, the helmet shells and the cask shells.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
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The massive gun, which was transported in two pieces and took as many as eight hours to set up, could hurl 360-pound shells as far as 14 miles.—
Kevin Maurer,
The Atlantic,
6 June 2026
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Clients hit a few balls in front of a launch monitor — a device that measures the physical data of a golf shot and club swing, and then feeds the findings in real time through an algorithm to generate club recommendations.—
Jack Bantock,
CNN Money,
5 June 2026
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Apparently bumblebees really enjoy rolling balls for fun, but there is no evidence that bees in the wild might roll a ball into place to reach a flower for food.—
Adam Kovac,
Scientific American,
4 June 2026
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“Missiles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/missiles. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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