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Recent Examples of short-range
The Iron Dome, which the U.S. had a hand in developing, fends off short-range rockets, rather than barrages of long-range, very fast-traveling missiles early on in their flight.
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Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 May 2025
Trump also repeatedly said the system will be entirely made in the U.S.
Trump’s inspiration for Golden Dome stems from Israel’s Iron Dome, a system the small country uses to shoot down short-range rockets and artillery fired from up to 43 miles away.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 20 May 2025
With 4:55 to play, King finished on a driving short-range goal from seven yards out.
—Clark Fahrenthold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2025
Before the referendum, the Bush administration detected that the PLA had put mobile short-range missile units near the Taiwan Strait on heightened alert.
—Bonny Lin, Foreign Affairs, 15 May 2025
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Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 May 2025
Trump also repeatedly said the system will be entirely made in the U.S.
Trump’s inspiration for Golden Dome stems from Israel’s Iron Dome, a system the small country uses to shoot down short-range rockets and artillery fired from up to 43 miles away.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 20 May 2025
With 4:55 to play, King finished on a driving short-range goal from seven yards out.
—Clark Fahrenthold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2025
Before the referendum, the Bush administration detected that the PLA had put mobile short-range missile units near the Taiwan Strait on heightened alert.
—Bonny Lin, Foreign Affairs, 15 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for short-range
Adjective
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The limited engagement is set to run through Jan. 4, 2026.—
Althea Legaspi,
Rolling Stone,
9 June 2025
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Measuring overstay rates has challenged experts for decades, but the government has made a limited attempt annually since 2016.—
Gisela Solomon,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
Adjective
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Proctor has been released on conditional bail until the trial.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
4 June 2025
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Sweeney is on the verge of seeing a conditional second-round pick turn into a first-rounder in 2027 or 2028 via the Brad Marchand trade with the Florida Panthers.—
Fluto Shinzawa,
New York Times,
20 May 2025
Adjective
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In the following days, he was held in jail on a tentative charge of first-degree intentional homicide.—
Doc Louallen,
ABC News,
30 May 2025
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Minnesota was downright tentative while repeatedly getting punched in the face by the conference’s top seed.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
25 May 2025
Adjective
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Reilly also credits the transitory nature of many residents for making Iowa City so welcoming.—
Diana Lambdin Meyer,
USA Today,
5 June 2025
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The tall, free-standing treehouses were designed to be folded and moved elsewhere by their inhabitants who, because of the area’s vulnerability to climate change, live a transitory lifestyle.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
5 June 2025
Adjective
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Episodes of natural selection are sometimes ephemeral, and evidence of them vanishes from our genomes when the selective pressures subside or when populations mix.—
Kermit Pattison,
Scientific American,
20 May 2025
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Build ephemeral content tools (think generative UX/design, chatbots, auto summaries, etc.) to allow readers to engage in personal ways.—
Dan Gardner,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Between farewells and fleeting moments, Danielius embraces the present — immersing himself in the town one last time before finally letting go.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
3 June 2025
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For a fleeting moment in March, the Facebook page of Yojani, a Venezuelan migrant whose last name is withheld for her security, looked like a recap of a family vacation.—
Whitney Eulich,
Christian Science Monitor,
2 June 2025
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The team – currently ranked 57th in the world – also qualified for the Olympic Games for the first time in 2024, claiming one of Asia’s three berths.—
Hassan Tayir,
CNN Money,
6 June 2025
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The last time Norway qualified for the World Cup was back in 1998, but the team also has rarely had a player like Erling Haaland, who is the all-time leading goal scorer for the team despite only beginning his national team career in 2019.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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“Short-range.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/short-range. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.
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