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Recent Examples of launcher
The expendable launcher is designed to haul payloads up to 1 metric ton (2,200 pounds) into low-Earth orbit.
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Ars Technica, 23 Mar. 2025
After negotiating with the suspect for over an hour, officers used a non-lethal launcher to deploy pepper spray near him.
—Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2025
The new truck launcher entered the inventory of the Ukrainian army’s 3rd Assault Brigade as recently as this month.
—David Axe, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
Based on official footage released previously, the Luohe is equipped with 40 missile launchers for air defense and anti-ship missions, in addition to a main gun.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
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Ars Technica, 23 Mar. 2025
After negotiating with the suspect for over an hour, officers used a non-lethal launcher to deploy pepper spray near him.
—Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2025
The new truck launcher entered the inventory of the Ukrainian army’s 3rd Assault Brigade as recently as this month.
—David Axe, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
Based on official footage released previously, the Luohe is equipped with 40 missile launchers for air defense and anti-ship missions, in addition to a main gun.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for launcher
Noun
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People have had to make do with flashlights, candles, and occasionally generators as Ukraine rationed energy.—
Ross Peleh,
NPR,
5 Apr. 2025
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Carbon monoxide poisoning can occur when a fuel-burning appliance or machine — such as a furnace, heater or generator — is not working or vented properly.—
Vanessa Etienne,
People.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Pitt stars alongside Damson Idris, who plays a slick rookie driver, as well as Kerry Condon, Tobias Menzies and Kim Bodnia.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
2 Apr. 2025
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But the junction serves a practical purpose: a pit stop for hundreds of drivers a day, many from South Florida.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
1 Apr. 2025
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The Sportatorium, owned by the Stephen A. Calder estate whose executor is Hort Soper, closed when the Miami Arena came on the scene.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
3 Apr. 2025
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In an interview with People magazine earlier this month, the executor of O.J. Simpson's estate revealed Kim Kardashian offered to buy the former athlete's Bible for $15,000.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2025
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The new design studio was opened in Leamington Spa, just a few miles from a Jaguar Land Rover factory which has paused shipping vehicles to the U.S. in the wake of President Donald Trump's import duty on U.K. exports.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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Lacey is about 60 miles south of Seattle, where 22 Tesla vehicles have been vandalized this year as of March 30, the Seattle Police Department told CNN on Tuesday.—
Graham Hurley,
CNN Money,
8 Apr. 2025
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That’s actually aligned with this notion that only one side has agency.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2025
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But the Trump administration has repeatedly criticized foreign aid as wasteful and accused agencies like USAID of pursuing political agendas.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Apr. 2025
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After the Mavericks split their first two games of the trip, beating the New Orleans Pelicans on Jan. 29 and falling to the Detroit Pistons two nights later, Harrison recommended pulling the trigger.—
C. Clark, D. Aldridge, S. Amick, F. Katz,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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So, for instance, there are triggers for Outlook, Sharepoint and Dataverse.—
Jason Andersen,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Should the stock begin to recover from this pullback, there's ample room for upgrades and positive revisions, which could serve as a further catalyst.—
Schaeffer's Investment Research,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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One Boise developer hopes his upcoming project on the Boise Bench could be the catalyst for just that, while another is hoping to build a condo complex with 11 swimming pools across the street.—
Nick Rosenberger,
Idaho Statesman,
9 Apr. 2025
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Everybody else has no choice, really, other than to bring a cruel, narcissistic far-right leader to power.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2025
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Intake leverages the power of Ivalua’s gen AI and low code/no code configuration to automate and orchestrate processes across any system.—
Sarah Jones,
Sourcing Journal,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Launcher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/launcher. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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