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Recent Examples of projectile
Investigators quickly identified a local high school student as the suspect and recovered an Orbeez-style gel projectile gun believed to have been used in the incident.
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Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
Iran's Revolutionary Guard fired on a tanker Saturday and an unknown projectile hit a container ship, according to incident reports from the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations Centre.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026
Maritime authorities on Saturday reported gunfire and a projectile strike involving Indian vessels in the strait.
—Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 19 Apr. 2026
Jasmine Nguyen was struck by a rocket projectile that misfired during a block party, flying across the street to her front year and lethally striking her.
—Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 19 Apr. 2026
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Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
Iran's Revolutionary Guard fired on a tanker Saturday and an unknown projectile hit a container ship, according to incident reports from the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations Centre.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026
Maritime authorities on Saturday reported gunfire and a projectile strike involving Indian vessels in the strait.
—Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 19 Apr. 2026
Jasmine Nguyen was struck by a rocket projectile that misfired during a block party, flying across the street to her front year and lethally striking her.
—Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 19 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for projectile
Noun
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Ukraine’s long-range drone and missile attacks have disrupted energy facilities and manufacturing deep inside Russia, with three regions reporting strikes Wednesday.—
Hanna Arhirova,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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Ukraine’s long-range drone and missile attacks have disrupted energy facilities and manufacturing deep inside Russia, with three regions reporting strikes Wednesday.—
Hanna Arhirova,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
Noun
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While executing a search warrant at the residence on the 3500 block of Orr Buyck Road, investigators seized several firearms as well as ammunition, according to the sheriff's office.—
Riley Moser,
CBS News,
18 May 2026
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Using live ammunition, soldiers forced their way through crowds that tried to block them from reaching the square.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 May 2026
Noun
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With that kind of volume, even small per-load savings translate to real money over a year.—
Ryan Brennan
May 13,
Miami Herald,
13 May 2026
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What to know about DIY laundry detergent Most recipes call for ½ to 1 cup per full load.—
Ryan Brennan
May 13,
Kansas City Star,
13 May 2026
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Yet scientists realized that something has been dissolving those calcite shells and releasing carbon dioxide, reducing the ocean’s carbon-trapping capacity.—
Damien Pine,
Scientific American,
15 May 2026
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Franchini and Giovagnoli soon expanded their offering with pearls, shells, glass beads and polished hard stones, elevating the perception of the label.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
15 May 2026
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Just remember — lean back, knees up and make like a cannonball.—
Amber Harding OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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The event Moskovitz is referring to occurred on March 21, when a 1-ton, 3-foot-wide meteor exploded over Texas, with a cannonball-sized fragment crashing through the roof of a house in Bammel, near Cypress Station, north of Houston, Texas.—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
27 Mar. 2026
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The slugs even seemed to like them.—
Kristine Gill,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 May 2026
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However, borax will not work on pests that aren't interested in eating it, such as termites, bed bugs, mosquitoes, flying insects above ground level, or any number of other outdoor pests, such as slugs and snails.—
Louise Parks,
Martha Stewart,
17 May 2026
Noun
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No one wanted these little mints that came out of a plastic cartridge.—
Luke Burbank,
CBS News,
3 May 2026
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The cartridge was still in the weapon.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Projectile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/projectile. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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