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The Israeli military later said one of the projectiles was intercepted and another fell inside Lebanese territory.
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Euan Ward, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
The last time Israel accused the Lebanese armed group of firing projectiles across the border was in early December.
—Eugenia Yosef, CNN, 22 Mar. 2025
And the closer a planet orbits its star, the harder those projectiles hit, on average.
—Elise Cutts, Quanta Magazine, 12 Mar. 2025
This launched a counterweight backward at the same time as the projectile is fired forward, a technique which Moss dates back to the 1910s and the recoilless guns developed by Commander Cleland Davis of the U.S. Navy.
—David Hambling, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
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Euan Ward, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
The last time Israel accused the Lebanese armed group of firing projectiles across the border was in early December.
—Eugenia Yosef, CNN, 22 Mar. 2025
And the closer a planet orbits its star, the harder those projectiles hit, on average.
—Elise Cutts, Quanta Magazine, 12 Mar. 2025
This launched a counterweight backward at the same time as the projectile is fired forward, a technique which Moss dates back to the 1910s and the recoilless guns developed by Commander Cleland Davis of the U.S. Navy.
—David Hambling, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for projectile
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From November 2023 until this January, the Houthis targeted more than 100 merchant vessels with missiles and drones, sinking two of them and killing four sailors.—
Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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The sharing of the details reportedly occurred around the same time in mid-March when key members of President Donald Trump's National Security Council, including Hegseth, inadvertently shared details about the March 15 missile strike in Yemen with the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic.—
Luis Martinez,
ABC News,
20 Apr. 2025
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The terrorist designation would extend U.S. jurisdiction to anyone assisting the gangs, from gun and ammunition traffickers to government officials in Haiti financing the groups.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
18 Apr. 2025
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So, to threaten to take away someone’s guns and ammunition was indeed a threat that white Virginians took very seriously.—
Ari Daniel,
Smithsonian Magazine,
17 Apr. 2025
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Forming small study groups focused on specific test sections creates accountability while distributing the cognitive load of mastering difficult material.—
Dr. Aviva Legatt,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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The large internal heat diffuser spreads warm air evenly, drying your clothes fast, even bulkier loads.—
Christopher Murray,
FOXNews.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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The rule was designed to catch high earners gaming the system through shell companies, but there’s no floor.—
Alex Ashley,
Rolling Stone,
9 Apr. 2025
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The Pentagon’s supply of missiles and shells was running very short even last year, as Mark Bowden wrote in this magazine in December.—
Robert F. Worth,
The Atlantic,
8 Apr. 2025
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Chachi Valencia, whose stage name is The Rocketman Valencia, was performing his death-defying human cannonball act at the Riverside County Fair and National Date Festival in Indio when a strong gust of wind blew him off course on March 2.—
Julia Bonavita,
Fox News,
23 Mar. 2025
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The first human cannonball in history is believed to have been 17-year-old Rossa Matilda Richter, who launched at the Royal Aquarium in London in 1877 under the name Zazel.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA TODAY,
10 Mar. 2025
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The campground setting has a primeval feel, situated in dense old growth forest along the scenic Smith River, where banana slugs frolic (okay, maybe move slowly and strangely).—
Jenna Blough,
Outside Online,
8 Apr. 2025
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Witnessing Shohei Ohtani slug a walk-off home run on the night he’s honored with his own bobblehead: priceless!—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Apr. 2025
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Best of all, Brother gives you a choice of three different sets of toner cartridges.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
10 Apr. 2025
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The kitchen has space for storing a portable camping stove and gas cartridges, and buyers can add the 20-L compressor fridge/gas stove combo as a separate option.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
22 Mar. 2025
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“Projectile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/projectile. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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