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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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The missiles had been launched toward the Azraq area in the Zarqa governorate, which sits around 65 miles east of the country’s capital, Amman, the Jordanian armed forces said in a statement.—
Sarah Dean,
NBC news,
12 June 2026
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Both missiles and 21 drones impacted across nine locations, the air force said.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
11 June 2026
Noun
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Kelsey passes around a bowl of clam shells with questions written on them as Liz gnaws on a corn on the cob.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
15 June 2026
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The madeleines are baked to order in actual scallop shells, and served with a side of jam.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
14 June 2026
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The initial system, named Eos, serves as a large-scale prototype designed to achieve steady-state fusion and test structural integrity under real operational loads.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
10 June 2026
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Einride's proprietary optimization software, Saga AI, is also being used to manage EV execution of select Amazon loads, including charging planning.—
Eric Rosenbaum,
CNBC,
10 June 2026
Noun
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Attracting certain unwanted pests like snails, slugs, or raccoons.—
Natalia Gonzalez Blanco Serrano,
The Spruce,
7 June 2026
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Firefly larvae feed on smaller larvae, slugs, and snails.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
6 June 2026
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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
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Today marks the largest FIFA World Cup to ever be put on, with 48 teams playing in the group stage and only 32 advancing to the knockout rounds.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
12 June 2026
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At one point, the shooter stopped, got out of his vehicle and fired rounds with a rifle at an officer who returned fire, according to the Midland Police Department.—
Holly Yan,
CNN Money,
12 June 2026
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“Projectiles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/projectiles. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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