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Recent Examples of projectile
The Survivor 49 premiere featured a bromance for the ages, projectile vomit, and a contestant scared of birds.
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Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2025
That horrible mistake reveals itself several scenes later when Katie projectile vomits into her windshield.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2025
While officers in the garage tried to find Cook’s firearm before approaching him, Miller from outside the front of the house gave commands to other officers to retrieve a shield and a 40mm less-lethal projectile launcher, the reports showed.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 11 Sep. 2025
In this photo provided by Japan's Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Agency on September 10, 2025, a railgun fires a projectile at a target ship.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
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Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2025
That horrible mistake reveals itself several scenes later when Katie projectile vomits into her windshield.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2025
While officers in the garage tried to find Cook’s firearm before approaching him, Miller from outside the front of the house gave commands to other officers to retrieve a shield and a 40mm less-lethal projectile launcher, the reports showed.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 11 Sep. 2025
In this photo provided by Japan's Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Agency on September 10, 2025, a railgun fires a projectile at a target ship.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for projectile
Noun
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The year Goldberg-Polin and her family arrived in Israel, the country launched Operation Cast Lead, a massive military operation aimed at halting intensifying Hamas mortar, missile and rocket fire terrorizing southern Israeli communities.—
Romina Ruiz-Goiriena,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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Advanced missiles and drones can cost millions, but sometimes a balloon can change the balance.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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After leaving the bar, Routt tried to get rid of the gun and ammunition at a gas station, which detectives later found in a nearby dumpster, the complaint said.—
Alec Johnson,
jsonline.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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For indoor storage, guns should be kept unloaded and locked in appropriate safes or lockboxes for handguns, with ammunition in a separate safe, the AAP recommends.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
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This dual-purpose design requires exceptional stiffness, vibration control, and precision engineering, allowing heavy highway loads and high-speed rail traffic to share the same structure safely.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Oct. 2025
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The Short model has a maximum rear load of 70 kg (154 lb), which can heft groceries/gear or carry up to two kids on optional seating.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
3 Oct. 2025
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The shell appeared brighter in the northeast and southwest, with a fainter arc connecting the two regions to the northwest, outlining the outer edge.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Sep. 2025
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Its durable hard shell protects your belongings from rough handling, and the smooth wheels make airport navigation a breeze.—
Samantha Leal,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Sep. 2025
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Kelly went next, frantically waving her arms before finishing in a cannonball.—
David Wright Faladé,
New Yorker,
28 Sep. 2025
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This group includes the moon jellies, sea nettles, cannonball jellies, and many others.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Snails can look like little elephants, slugs can look like fish, and worms can look like swimming chandeliers.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Sep. 2025
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The reflective foil discourages unwanted insects and pests like slugs from approaching and harming the plants, but actually helps to attract butterflies.—
Darcy Lenz,
Southern Living,
24 Sep. 2025
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Each bottle of ink and each toner cartridge has a page-yield rating, based on test pages developed by the International Organization for Standards (ISO).—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
30 Sep. 2025
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Something many people forget is that light recoil is as great an asset for a cartridge to have as high velocity, heavy bullets, and staggering amounts of muzzle energy.—
Jack O'Connor,
Outdoor Life,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Projectile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/projectile. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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