as in ammunitions
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 missiles
Thoughts rush at Cassidy like missiles.
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Joyce Carol Oates, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2025
In fact, Camp Century, as Weiss’ icy home was known, formed part of a top-secret attempt by the US to hide launch sites for missiles in the Arctic, which the military viewed as a strategic location closer to Russia.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 15 Mar. 2025
The missiles did not impact the F-16, and the Houthis unsuccessfully fired another SAM at an American MQ-9 Reaper drone on the same day.
—Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 15 Mar. 2025
The project’s goal was to eventually cover an area of 52,000 square miles (about 135,000 square kilometers) — around the size of Alabama — with the ability to deploy some 600 missiles.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 15 Mar. 2025
There’s no evidence the roughly weeklong intel schism resulted in Russian missiles damaging any of Ukraine’s precious MiG.
—David Axe, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
Russia has launched more than 3,000 drones and at least 35 missiles at Ukraine since the phone call according to the Ukrainian Airforce.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 3 Mar. 2025
The government in Paris also expected to hand virtually all of the new missiles to Ukraine.
—David Axe, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
Russia escalated its air strikes, launching more than 1,700 missiles and drones on Ukraine's energy infrastructure, with record attacks in August.
—Katya Soldak, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
Joyce Carol Oates, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2025
In fact, Camp Century, as Weiss’ icy home was known, formed part of a top-secret attempt by the US to hide launch sites for missiles in the Arctic, which the military viewed as a strategic location closer to Russia.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 15 Mar. 2025
The missiles did not impact the F-16, and the Houthis unsuccessfully fired another SAM at an American MQ-9 Reaper drone on the same day.
—Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 15 Mar. 2025
The project’s goal was to eventually cover an area of 52,000 square miles (about 135,000 square kilometers) — around the size of Alabama — with the ability to deploy some 600 missiles.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 15 Mar. 2025
There’s no evidence the roughly weeklong intel schism resulted in Russian missiles damaging any of Ukraine’s precious MiG.
—David Axe, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
Russia has launched more than 3,000 drones and at least 35 missiles at Ukraine since the phone call according to the Ukrainian Airforce.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 3 Mar. 2025
The government in Paris also expected to hand virtually all of the new missiles to Ukraine.
—David Axe, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
Russia escalated its air strikes, launching more than 1,700 missiles and drones on Ukraine's energy infrastructure, with record attacks in August.
—Katya Soldak, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Missiles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/missiles. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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