as in ammunition
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
The messages revealed that Hegseth provided real-time details of a March 15 U.S. air assault on Yemen’s Houthi militant, including the launch times of F-18 fighter jets, MQ-9 Reaper drones, and Tomahawk missiles—information national security experts say is inherently classified.
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Nik Popli, Time, 26 Mar. 2025
Taiwanese indigenous anti-ship missiles—including the Hsiung Feng III supersonic missile—can be launched from the air, sea or land, Liao said.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, frontline fighting and missile attacks continue across Ukraine and into parts of Russia, at an enormous cost of lives, homes, and material.
—Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2025
During the Cold War, meanwhile, though the Soviet Union built fast-moving missile boats and some aircraft carriers, its reach into far waters relied on submarines.
—Colin Flint, The Conversation, 25 Mar. 2025
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Nik Popli, Time, 26 Mar. 2025
Taiwanese indigenous anti-ship missiles—including the Hsiung Feng III supersonic missile—can be launched from the air, sea or land, Liao said.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, frontline fighting and missile attacks continue across Ukraine and into parts of Russia, at an enormous cost of lives, homes, and material.
—Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2025
During the Cold War, meanwhile, though the Soviet Union built fast-moving missile boats and some aircraft carriers, its reach into far waters relied on submarines.
—Colin Flint, The Conversation, 25 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for missile
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Antimony is an indispensable ingredient in ammunition, fireproofing military equipment, nuclear systems, and much more.—
Lee Habeeb,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Apr. 2025
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Now an online retailer of hunting and fishing gear, ammunition and outdoor sporting goods, Sportsman’s Guide put out its first catalogue in 1976.—
Mars King,
Twin Cities,
1 Apr. 2025
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But the singles by Happ that were hit not particularly hard to left field — the first of them low enough that Machado would have had a shot at grabbing it had he not been shifted far to the right against the switch hitter batting from the left side — started those rallies.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Apr. 2025
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Even so, plenty of Southerners have been eager to give it a shot.—
Rick Rojas,
New York Times,
5 Apr. 2025
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Police found 21 9-mm bullet casings outside and seven inside.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2025
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There’s Bianca Guidetti Serra, who dodged bullets while delivering newspapers to anti-fascists in the Alps.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
1 Apr. 2025
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In addition, companies looking to raise more money through a follow-on round — when an existing investor makes a further investment into the company — can be affected when their original champion is no longer around to help vouch for them within the firm.—
Ernestine Siu,
CNBC,
7 Apr. 2025
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Gall quickly submitted Punk in the first round to hand the WWE legend the loss.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Instead of moving with strength or purpose, the suit is agile, lithe, and capable of sliding out of the way of green projectiles to trigger a slow down and gain access to more powerful attacks.—
Kazuma Hashimoto,
Rolling Stone,
31 Mar. 2025
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The Israeli military later said one of the projectiles was intercepted and another fell inside Lebanese territory.—
Euan Ward,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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With the ball bouncing up and Aaron Ramsdale in no man’s land, De Bruyne lifted it over him delicately and devastatingly, with a nice bit of curve on it too.—
Sam Lee,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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There may be questions about temperament given his bans for reactions against Ipswich and Bournemouth, and his work off the ball at Wolves left some staff wanting more.—
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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“Missile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/missile. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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