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
The missiles and 22 drones impacted across 16 locations, the air force said.
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David Brennan, ABC News, 5 Feb. 2026
Details of the pact New START, signed in 2010 by then-President Obama and his Russian counterpart, Dmitry Medvedev, restricted each side to no more than 1,550 nuclear warheads on no more than 700 missiles and bombers — deployed and ready for use.
—Vladimir Isachenkov, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
These weapons are designed for one-way flight, are unmanned, and are relatively cheap to make compared to more traditional missiles.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 4 Feb. 2026
Russia broke the brief truce in thundering fashion between Monday night and Tuesday morning, launching 450 drones and more than 60 missiles at Ukraine, according to Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, who said the strikes had left 1,170 apartment buildings in Kyiv without heating.
—Aidan Stretch, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
How children play football in Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipro, Kyiv and Lviv — under air-raid sirens, next to bomb shelters, under the constant threat of missiles and drones.
—Adam Crafton, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Russia fired around 450 long-range drones and 70 missiles at Ukraine in a major attack overnight targeting the country's power grid in freezing temperatures, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday.
—Monica Alba, NBC news, 3 Feb. 2026
Five missiles and 25 drones struck in 15 regions and 80 drones were shot down, according to the air force.
—Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 30 Jan. 2026
As the term implies, signals intelligence involves the detection and decryption of electromagnetic signals — adversary communications, for example, or emissions from missiles or other weapons systems.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 29 Jan. 2026
David Brennan, ABC News, 5 Feb. 2026
Details of the pact New START, signed in 2010 by then-President Obama and his Russian counterpart, Dmitry Medvedev, restricted each side to no more than 1,550 nuclear warheads on no more than 700 missiles and bombers — deployed and ready for use.
—Vladimir Isachenkov, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
These weapons are designed for one-way flight, are unmanned, and are relatively cheap to make compared to more traditional missiles.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 4 Feb. 2026
Russia broke the brief truce in thundering fashion between Monday night and Tuesday morning, launching 450 drones and more than 60 missiles at Ukraine, according to Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, who said the strikes had left 1,170 apartment buildings in Kyiv without heating.
—Aidan Stretch, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
How children play football in Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipro, Kyiv and Lviv — under air-raid sirens, next to bomb shelters, under the constant threat of missiles and drones.
—Adam Crafton, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Russia fired around 450 long-range drones and 70 missiles at Ukraine in a major attack overnight targeting the country's power grid in freezing temperatures, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday.
—Monica Alba, NBC news, 3 Feb. 2026
Five missiles and 25 drones struck in 15 regions and 80 drones were shot down, according to the air force.
—Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 30 Jan. 2026
As the term implies, signals intelligence involves the detection and decryption of electromagnetic signals — adversary communications, for example, or emissions from missiles or other weapons systems.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for missiles
Noun
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He's lost all hearing in his right ear, where one of the bullets exited.—
Natalie Eilbert,
jsonline.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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Officers fired beanbag rounds, a nonlethal alternative to bullets, to subdue Carter and take him into custody.—
Elissa Jorgensen,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Brewer heard three rounds of shots soon after the helicopter arrived, including shots as the aircraft was over her house.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026
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Mark Stone had a goal and two assists and the Vegas Golden Knights took control early Thursday night by scoring four times on their first six shots for a 4-1 victory over the Kings.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Brewer heard three rounds of shots soon after the helicopter arrived, including shots as the aircraft was over her house.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026
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Court documents show Shadbar, who is white, yelled several derogatory racist and sexist slurs at his neighbors and had regularly harassed the family, including firing blank rounds toward Robertson’s home and throwing an M-80 type of firework over the fence into her yard.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The third and final is chitosan, which is created from the shells of crustaceans and insects.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Feb. 2026
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Six eggs with broken shells got hit with Stop Sales.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The odds of matching the five white balls and Mega Ball to win the Mega Millions jackpot are 1 in 290,472,336.—
Tanya Wildt,
Freep.com,
7 Feb. 2026
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Nearby, the dance space was lit with a mix of lanterns and disco balls glittering along the ceiling.—
Kaitlin Menza,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Missiles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/missiles. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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