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an object that is thrown, shot, or launched as a weapon
The protesters were arrested for throwing missiles at the police.
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Recent Examples of missile
Payloads included two satellites for the Missile Defense Agency to track hypersonic missiles and four more satellites for the Tranche 0 constellation for the Space Development Agency.
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Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026
Moscow has stepped up its ballistic-missile attacks across the country, triggering deaths and mayhem.
—Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2026
The political backdrop is a UAE that has spent months absorbing Iranian missile strikes largely alone.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026
Steel is a strategically important material, vital for a range of industries as well as military production, including missiles, drones and ships.
—CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
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Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026
Moscow has stepped up its ballistic-missile attacks across the country, triggering deaths and mayhem.
—Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2026
The political backdrop is a UAE that has spent months absorbing Iranian missile strikes largely alone.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026
Steel is a strategically important material, vital for a range of industries as well as military production, including missiles, drones and ships.
—CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for missile
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When Yoon was in office, Kim was embroiled in a series of scandals that hurt her husband’s approval rating and provided relentless political ammunition to his rivals.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Apr. 2026
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When Yoon was in office, Kim was embroiled in scandals that hurt her husband’s approval rating and provided political ammunition to his rivals.—
Hyung-Jin Kim,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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Brolley put away a bunch of shots Tuesday, scoring three goals and adding an assist for the visiting Panthers in an 8-0 Southwest Prairie Conference victory over Bolingbrook.—
Patrick Z. McGavin,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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The Pistons punched back with a 20-5 run as the Magic at one point missed 13 straight shots from the floor.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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Concrete walls like the ones surrounding the Army facility in Kuwait were typical during the Global War on Terror, built to blunt bullets, rockets, mortars and ground-level blasts -- but not capable of defending against direct aerial strikes from drones.—
Chris Boccia,
ABC News,
27 Apr. 2026
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As officers pulled Rivera from the car, Rivera's gun was discharged, striking Diller just below his bullet-resistant vest.—
Katie Houlis,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
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The Spurs announced about an hour before tipoff Sunday that Wembanyama could play in Game 4 of the team’s first-round series against the Portland Trail Blazers after clearing the league’s concussion protocol.—
Anne M. Peterson,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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The biggest difference was the Montreal Canadiens entered Game 4 in the first round of the playoffs leading their series with the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 as opposed to being down 2-1 to the Washington Capitals almost exactly a year earlier.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Investigators quickly identified a local high school student as the suspect and recovered an Orbeez-style gel projectile gun believed to have been used in the incident.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
20 Apr. 2026
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Iran's Revolutionary Guard fired on a tanker Saturday and an unknown projectile hit a container ship, according to incident reports from the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations Centre.—
Spencer Kimball,
CNBC,
20 Apr. 2026
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Seattle receiver Golden Tate, after pushing off on the Packers’ Sam Shields (no flag was thrown, naturally), had made what seemed like a belated reach and put a single arm on the ball as Jennings fell to the ground.—
Michael Silver,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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Following the break, in the 51st minute, LAFC caused havoc around the Toluca box and the ball bounced to the top of the circle.—
Josh Gross,
Daily News,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Missile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/missile. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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