short-range

adjective

Definition of short-rangenext
as in limited

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Recent Examples of short-range Kherson was among the first places where Russian forces began using short-range FPV drones against civilians. — ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026 Zelensky also repeated that the Ukrainian military’s access to the Starlink system to guide its short-range and battlefield drones was still curtailed. — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2026 As the event approaches, short-range forecasts will matter far more than historical averages. — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 3 Oct. 2026 North Korea launched two short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea on Sunday, South Korea's military said. — CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for short-range
Recent Examples of Synonyms for short-range
  1. limited
  2. conditional
  3. tentative
  4. transitory
  5. ephemeral
  6. fleeting
  7. qualified
Adjective
  • Understanding their signals could eventually help people whose illness or limited mobility makes exercise difficult.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Nov. 2026
  • This reduces computational requirements, allowing the system to operate on a moving robot with limited processing resources.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of limited
Adjective
  • The palace said all conditions attached to Najib's conditional pardon had been fulfilled and that the royal prerogative of pardon must be respected.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2026
  • If management cannot evidence independent verification, commission it, starting with customer-facing and regulated systems, and make continued deployment conditional on the results.
    — Stephen Pitt-Walker, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of conditional
Adjective
  • Kawajiri crashes the two together both with a rather sweet, tentative courtship and plenty of comedy around the anxiety which would accompany any new romance, let alone one between two shut-ins with no game.
    — Kambole Campbell, IndieWire, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The California State University system reached a tentative agreement with the CSU Employees Union, which represents about 14,500 staff including custodians, nurses and IT specialists.
    — The Sacramento Bee staff, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of tentative
Adjective
  • Russ said those rates will accelerate in the fourth quarter, and are expected to bring a roughly $130 million transitory headwind to the shipping company.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The motivation to hit the road, present the music and see the faces of the fans is addictive, but after days of long bus rides and transitory environs, there’s a buzz that comes from getting back to the family.
    — Tom Roland, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of transitory
Adjective
  • Autumn’s ephemeral generosity is a warning, not an unconditional gift.
    — Carl R. Gold, Baltimore Sun, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Every microservice and Kubernetes workload must be right-sized upfront—CPU limits, memory requests, persistent and ephemeral storage, and GPU allocation.
    — Karan Alang, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of ephemeral
Adjective
  • The fleeting time in Georgia between the sweltering summer heat and damp winter chill has finally arrived, featuring cool mornings, warm evenings and trees dappled with orange leaves.
    — Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Muons last a mere 2 microseconds, and other species are even more fleeting.
    — George Musser, Quanta Magazine, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of fleeting
Adjective
  • Portugal qualified for the World Cup only three times before Ronaldo’s time — 1966, 1986 and 2002.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Adjusting this age restriction for qualified teens might be another way to encourage participation.
    — Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of qualified

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