ballistic
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Synonyms
angered, angry, apoplectic, cheesed off [chiefly British], choleric, enraged, foaming, fuming, furious, hopping, horn-mad, hot, incensed, indignant, inflamed (also enflamed), infuriate, infuriated, irate, ireful, livid, mad, outraged, rabid, rankled, riled, riley, roiled, shirty [chiefly British], sore, steamed up, steaming, teed off, ticked, wrathful, wroth
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The primary driver for that is concern that American missile-defense technology might experience a huge qualitative leap, rendering the U.S. largely impervious to a ballistic-missile attack. — Ankit Panda, The New Republic, "The Absurd Strategy Behind Russia’s Nuclear Explosion," 21 Aug. 2019 Agents seized a ballistic helmet, body armor, a supply of ammonium nitrate and fuel, thousands of rounds of ammunition, a night camera, improvised explosives, and four Honduran ID cards, according to court records. — Kevin Krause, Dallas News, "Feds are looking for militia man with 'violent tendencies' who mounted armed patrols on South Texas border," 9 Aug. 2019 In the fall, Florida Christian School in Miami began selling $120 ballistic panels for students to put in their backpacks. — Tiffany Hsu, New York Times, "Threat of Shootings Turns School Security Into a Growth Industry," 4 Mar. 2018 For three years, its ballistic fingerprint connected it to shootings, mystifying law enforcement. — Azam Ahmed, New York Times, "One Handgun, 9 Murders: How American Firearms Cause Carnage Abroad," 25 Aug. 2019 But lefties receive no observable advantage in ballistic sports like darts, bowling and golf. — Sam Fortier, courant.com, "Why aren’t there any left-handed quarterbacks in the NFL?," 15 Aug. 2019 Be prepared for the worst situation with the industry’s best ballistic shields!’’ And its backpacks don’t come cheap. — Anne D’innocenzio, BostonGlobe.com, "Mass shootings give rise to bullet-resistant backpacks," 10 Aug. 2019 Trump has repeatedly insisted that North Korea has not been testing ballistic missiles, although his own officials — as well as key European and Asian allies — have insisted that the some of the missiles have indeed been ballistic. — Washington Post, "Trump again appears to take North Korea’s side against his own military, allies," 11 Aug. 2019 Trump has repeatedly insisted North Korea has not been testing ballistic missiles, although his own officials - as well as key European and Asian allies - have insisted that some of the missiles have indeed been ballistic. — Author: David Nakamura, Simon Denyer, Anchorage Daily News, "Trump again appears to take North Korea’s side against his own military, allies," 10 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'ballistic.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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