SHORT-RANGE Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

short-range

adjective

Definition of short-range

as in limited

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Recent Examples of short-range But the Americans responded with a 10-2 run of their own, sparked by a short-range jumper from Stewart off a give-and-go action with Jackie Young, and pulled within two by halftime. — Annie Costabile, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2026 Despite the reduction of the exercises, Pyongyang fired 10 short-range ballistic missiles last week and issued a statement denouncing the exercises. — Reuters, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026 To reinforce its point, the North followed up Thursday with a barrage of about a dozen short-range ballistic missiles launched from around the capital, Pyongyang, eastward toward the sea, according to South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff. — Anthony Kuhn, NPR, 21 Aug. 2026 North Korea test-fired almost a dozen short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea on Thursday, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said, in its third such test this month. — Reuters, NBC news, 20 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for short-range

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Adjective

The series also won the Emmy for outstanding music composition for a limited or anthology series, movie or special (original dramatic score).

— Joe Otterson, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026
The city would be better off spending its limited resources on improving student performance in the lower grades so students can better perform on the SHSAT exam when the time comes.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of limited

Adjective

The Toronto Star reported that a conditional sale of Marineland went through last week, and the property is now being considered for a theme park.

— Lila Hempel-Edgers, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026
An underfunded, conditional, or incomplete proposal may not qualify, but that determination depends on the offer’s exact wording and the governing law.

— Ethan Stone, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of conditional

Adjective

Doumanian disputed the judge’s tentative finding that there was insufficient evidence Avila had suffered permanent nerve damage.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2026
The city of Fort Worth and the union representing its firefighters have reached a tentative agreement on a contract after a months-long bargaining process.

— Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of tentative

Adjective

Since his confirmation earlier this year, the central bank has split further on whether inflation is truly transitory; last month’s decision to keep rates steady resulted in the most dissents since 1970.

— Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 28 Aug. 2026
That all prices – high and low – are transitory is tautological.

— John Tamny, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of transitory

Adjective

The Leipzig scenes are both ephemeral and integral; later, Taro will speculate that if the Germans had had the same revolutionary zeal as the Spanish, Hitler might have been defeated.

— Damon Wise, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2026
Viral memes and videos are often good for only ephemeral dopamine hits, but leave the elixir to the humor and talent of the Gregory Brothers, a longtime musical quartet.

— Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of ephemeral

Adjective

Interestingly, a fleeting scene of Noah leaning on his teammates becomes a tragic mirror to Hal never having been able to do so (as a kid or as a Lantern) and John never getting along with his brothers.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2026
The rule change allowed SpaceX, which passed a $2 trillion valuation on its first day of trading, to join the Nasdaq 100 in a fleeting 15 days.

— Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of fleeting

Adjective

The administration charged that some recipients were not real people and others had received subsidies without being qualified for them.

— Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 24 Sep. 2026
Productions that film at least half of their days and spend at least $10 million in qualified compensation in 10 or more states also could qualify for an additional uplift.

— Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026

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