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Recent Examples of short-range
Fine fuels will remain highly receptive; isolated torching and short-range spotting remain possible.
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Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Arab Gulf states would be deeply unnerved by an angry Iran that threatens its neighbors with short-range missiles and drones and disrupts maritime traffic in the Gulf.
—Hasan T. Alhasan, Foreign Affairs, 4 Aug. 2025
That was just enough to catch DeChambeau, who hit a mythical approach shot on No. 18 for a short-range eagle putt that gave him the lead by one with Morikawa and Wolff still to play No. 18.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 26 July 2025
For comparison, Russia’s Iskander M, a mobile, short-range ballistic missile, costs about $2 million each but gets through air defenses 90 percent of the time.
—IEEE Spectrum, 18 May 2025
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Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Arab Gulf states would be deeply unnerved by an angry Iran that threatens its neighbors with short-range missiles and drones and disrupts maritime traffic in the Gulf.
—Hasan T. Alhasan, Foreign Affairs, 4 Aug. 2025
That was just enough to catch DeChambeau, who hit a mythical approach shot on No. 18 for a short-range eagle putt that gave him the lead by one with Morikawa and Wolff still to play No. 18.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 26 July 2025
For comparison, Russia’s Iskander M, a mobile, short-range ballistic missile, costs about $2 million each but gets through air defenses 90 percent of the time.
—IEEE Spectrum, 18 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for short-range
Adjective
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Buses are a major mode of transport in Mexico, where, though freight trains are common, passenger rail routes remain limited.—
Lizbeth Diaz,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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And with the aircraft manufacturing industry effectively a duopoly between Boeing and Airbus, options are limited.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The former match official was charged on August 12 following an investigation by Nottinghamshire Police and has been on conditional bail since.—
Ali Rampling,
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025
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The city granted conditional approval of early engineering plans for Trinity Estates Phase III back in 2022.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Local chapters of the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) unions reached tentative agreements with the company to avoid a mass labor shutdown, including UFCW Local 7, which represents grocery workers in Colorado and Wyoming, and UFCW Local 1564, which covers New Mexico.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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Union and district officials reached tentative agreements in early August after several months of negotiations and union members voted to ratify them later that month, ahead of the current school year.—
Imani Cruzen,
Twin Cities,
10 Sep. 2025
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Some of the behavior of the economy in the 2nd quarter was anticipatory, and transitory.—
George Calhoun,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Since Rahm Emanuel left office after two terms as Chicago mayor, this city has grown the size of its government even as its leaders knew federal aid was transitory and the exorbitant bill to shore up Chicago’s underfunded pensions only would grow for the foreseeable future.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Aug. 2025
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For two days, climbers and onlookers gathered around a 45-foot wall—an ephemeral monument suspended above water—where the edges between sport, spectacle, and cultural communion blurred.—
Skylar Mitchell,
Essence,
9 Sep. 2025
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Stage acting is the most ephemeral of the classical performing arts.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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But without the right cultural conditions, even the best ideas may remain just a fleeting comment once mentioned by the water cooler.—
IESE Business School,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The potential reunion was fleeting, however, after Marr left to Mexico to tour with the Cribs.—
Althea Legaspi,
Rolling Stone,
6 Sep. 2025
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The tax break allows qualified taxpayers to deduct up to $25,000 in tips a year from their tax bills.—
Bloomberg News,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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It may be treated as a qualified dividend eligible for a lower tax rate but must pass certain hurdles.—
Virginia La Torre Jeker,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Short-range.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/short-range. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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