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Recent Examples of short-range
This came after the North Korean launch of multiple short-range ballistic missiles over the Sea of Japan—referred to as the East Sea in South Korea.
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Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
The game includes the usual stockpile of varied weapons—from short-range shotguns to long-range semi-automatics to high-damage explosives with dangerous blowback—and doles them out slowly enough that major new options are still being introduced well into the back half of the game.
—ArsTechnica, 9 May 2025
North Korea has also exported short-range ballistic missiles, among other weapons, to Russia for use in the war in Ukraine, according to U.S. and allied intelligence agencies as well as independent researchers.
—Reuters, NBC news, 8 May 2025
Plan derives from Israel’s Iron Dome Trump’s dreams for the Golden Dome stem from Israel’s Iron Dome, a system the small country uses as a means to take out short-range rockets and artillery fired from up to 43 miles away.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 4 May 2025
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Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
The game includes the usual stockpile of varied weapons—from short-range shotguns to long-range semi-automatics to high-damage explosives with dangerous blowback—and doles them out slowly enough that major new options are still being introduced well into the back half of the game.
—ArsTechnica, 9 May 2025
North Korea has also exported short-range ballistic missiles, among other weapons, to Russia for use in the war in Ukraine, according to U.S. and allied intelligence agencies as well as independent researchers.
—Reuters, NBC news, 8 May 2025
Plan derives from Israel’s Iron Dome Trump’s dreams for the Golden Dome stem from Israel’s Iron Dome, a system the small country uses as a means to take out short-range rockets and artillery fired from up to 43 miles away.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 4 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for short-range
Adjective
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Pedro Pascal is strategically pursuing another Emmy, but his limited screen time undoubtedly presents a challenge.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
28 May 2025
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But with all that charm comes higher rent, and competition for limited housing can be quite stiff.—
Amelia Mularz,
Architectural Digest,
28 May 2025
Adjective
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He was granted conditional bail and is scheduled to appear in Downing Centre Local Court on June 11.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
21 May 2025
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Florida acquired Jones from Chicago for backup goalie Spencer Knight and a conditional 2026 first-round pick on March 1.—
Adam Lichtenstein,
Sun Sentinel,
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
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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
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The technique makes an ephemeral beauty eternal by flattening the daisies, pansies, violets, and wildflowers that color your garden and turning them into enchanting home decor.—
Perri Ormont Blumberg,
Architectural Digest,
27 May 2025
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Photographers also took note of the entirely ordinary and ephemeral things around them: a shelf of glassware, a broom in a courtyard, a tree, a leaf.—
Vince Aletti,
New Yorker,
24 May 2025
Adjective
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The challenge is for those moments to not be so fleeting.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
25 May 2025
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Among the group is a pair of Black twins, whose professor mentions Mengele’s fixation with identical siblings, which both portends fleeting dramatic moments in the rest of the film, and also steeps this post-mortem study in dramatic irony.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
20 May 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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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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“Short-range.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/short-range. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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