missiles

noun

plural of missile
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 Keeping that infrastructure operational requires more than maintaining the missiles themselves. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026 These changes should be combined with a broader upgrading of Taiwan’s armed forces’ network of sensors, communications tools, drones, and missiles. — Holmes Liao, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2026 The shift was part of a broader, long-running strategy to put more distance between American forces and Iranian missiles. — ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026 Iranian-made Zolfaghar missiles are displayed at Azadi Square in Tehran on August 2, 2026. — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026 But now the attacks are more constant using drones, ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, even hypersonic missiles - not only during the night, but now during the day. — Greg Dixon, NPR, 2 Sep. 2026 Iran retaliated by firing missiles at American bases in Jordan that were intercepted. — David Rising, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026 Officials in Jordan, Kuwait, and Bahrain said their militaries intercepted multiple Iranian drones and missiles. — Taylor Luck, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Sep. 2026 Because of high maintenance costs and several accidents, the missiles were retired in the mid-1980s. — Rebecca 'becca' Dyer, AZCentral.com, 27 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for missiles
  1. ammunitions
  2. bullets
  3. shots
  4. projectiles
  5. rounds
  6. shells
  7. balls
Noun
  • At least 37 people have been killed and dozens wounded after a Russian drone attack on an ammunitions warehouse triggered a large fire and multiple explosions that lasted for hours in a residential area near Kyiv.
    — Svitlana Vlasova, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of ammunitions
Noun
  • Nobody inside the home was hurt, though bullets damaged property outside.
    — Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 27 Aug. 2026
  • One of their bullets struck and killed 8-year-old Fanta Bility, who was leaving the game with her family.
    — Madeleine Wright, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of bullets
Noun
  • The project repurposes a Denso VS-050 robotic arm, turning it into a court-side training system that delivers repeatable shots without requiring another player.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2026
  • But before finishing the sentence, Farrell fired two shots, hitting Pysher twice in the chest, the district attorney’s office said.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of shots
Noun
  • After the shooting, investigators recovered 44 spent 9-millimeter shell casings, one unfired cartridge casing, and numerous projectiles and projectile fragments.
    — Mark Reynolds, The Providence Journal, 9 Feb. 2026
Definition of projectiles
Noun
  • Itauma was 14-0 with 12 wins by knockout; eight of his stoppage victories had come in the first round, and 11 within two rounds.
    — Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The rocket remains a training system, but its design reflects the Army’s growing interest in getting more usable rounds from limited training budgets.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of rounds
Noun
  • Scoop them out of pumpkins, or buy them with or without shells.
    — Randi Gollin, Martha Stewart, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Investigators found a dozen 9mm shells in the middle of North 18th Avenue, indicating the victims didn't fire any rounds.
    — WCCO Staff, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of shells
Noun
  • But the singer’s sense of humor isn’t limited to the giant glittery balls.
    — Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026
  • In a small room on the second floor of an Episcopal church in Queens, a large printer beeps and whirs, spitting out posters inked with bright yellow tennis balls.
    — Rebecca Tauber, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of balls

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“Missiles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/missiles. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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