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Recent Examples of projectile
On Saturday, a projectile launched into Israel from Yemen struck Tel Aviv and caused mild injuries to 16 people, Israeli officials said.
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Chris Pandolfo, Fox News, 26 Dec. 2024
Clovis is a site in New Mexico, where archaeologists in the 1920s and ’30s found distinctive projectile points and other artifacts dated to between 11,000 and 13,000 years ago.
—Christina Larson, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
Cluster projectiles detonate based on a timer, not a proximity trigger.
—Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
The pilot downed one pair of Russian projectiles with medium-range missiles and another pair with short-range missiles, according to the post.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
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Chris Pandolfo, Fox News, 26 Dec. 2024
Clovis is a site in New Mexico, where archaeologists in the 1920s and ’30s found distinctive projectile points and other artifacts dated to between 11,000 and 13,000 years ago.
—Christina Larson, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
Cluster projectiles detonate based on a timer, not a proximity trigger.
—Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
The pilot downed one pair of Russian projectiles with medium-range missiles and another pair with short-range missiles, according to the post.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for projectile
Noun
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Autocrats rule nations whose war chests are brimming with nukes and the missiles to deliver them.—
Arthur Krystal,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
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Camp North End is an over 500,000-square-foot adaptive reuse 76-acre site where Model T cars were manufactured and Army missiles were assembled, ATCO said.—
Catherine Muccigrosso,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Among the adjustments made in this patch are buffs for the effects of spray weapons, the ability for Helldivers to sprint while carrying objects two-handedly as well as to use grenades while leaning out of the FRV, and an increase to side arm ammunition.—
Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
4 Feb. 2025
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Deputies obtained a warrant for the Charger and found a purple semi-automatic rifle with a high-capacity drum magazine loaded with 57 rounds of 5.56 mm ammunition, according to the report.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
4 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Kickoff won’t arrive for nearly two weeks in New Orleans, but there are already a boat load of prop bets available.—
Kellis Robinett,
Kansas City Star,
29 Jan. 2025
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Zimbabwe is one of the few African countries to achieve a milestone in HIV/AIDS diagnosis, treatment and suppression of viral load.—
Ellen Knickmeyer, Samya Kullab, Farai Mutsaka and Charlotte Graham-McLay,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Collins is hard to read at first, but Paradise does give Brown some chances later on to open up and show us what’s behind his tough outer shell.—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
26 Jan. 2025
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Authorities recovered a gun, a magazine containing 40 caliber rounds, a bucket of 40 caliber ammunition, and two 40 caliber shell casings.—
Cale Ahearn,
Baltimore Sun,
21 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The faster the cannonball and the lower the air resistance, the greater the distance the cannonball travels and the shallower the angle of the curve that the cannonball follows back to the ground.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
13 Jan. 2025
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With cannonballs and rifles firing, Claire and Rachel set up a triage area in the church courtyard.—
Lincee Ray,
EW.com,
4 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Although a gunshot from a flintlock pistol lasts only an eye blink, the sound is composed of numerous elements: the squeeze of the trigger, the strike of the firing mechanism against the flint, the ignition of the powder, the slug’s passage through the barrel, the report, the impact.—
Alexis Soloski,
New York Times,
3 Jan. 2025
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Gastropods are a class of mollusks that include snails, slugs and whelks.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
3 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The most recent of its announcements is the Analogue 3D, a console designed to play Nintendo 64 cartridges.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
27 Jan. 2025
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Clayton & Lambert worked out a way to make the cartridges from steel.—
John McPhee,
The New Yorker,
13 Jan. 2025
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“Projectile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/projectile. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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