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Recent Examples of projectiles
After the shooting, investigators recovered 44 spent 9-millimeter shell casings, one unfired cartridge casing, and numerous projectiles and projectile fragments.
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Mark Reynolds, The Providence Journal, 9 Feb. 2026
Mark Reynolds, The Providence Journal, 9 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for projectiles
Noun
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None of those eight hypersonic missiles were intercepted.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
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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
Noun
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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
Noun
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This means that a small engine can handle immense power loads without generating wasteful heat.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
3 June 2026
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Romance, steamy chemistry, and loads of pettiness — these are the staples of Love Island USA.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 June 2026
Noun
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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,
6 June 2026
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For example, mint helps repel slugs; thyme improves the flavor of lettuce and repels aphids.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 May 2026
Noun
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Projections of new optical storage archiving systems promise 1PB raw capacity optical cartridges by the 2030’s, compared to the possible 365TB raw capacity cartridge projections for LTO Gen 14.—
Thomas Coughlin,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
Noun
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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
Cite this Entry
“Projectiles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/projectiles. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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