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large firearms (as cannons or rockets) during the brutal artillery attack families hid in their cellars

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Recent Examples of artillery The Russians seem aware whenever any staff or volunteers arrive in the park, invariably commencing artillery a few minutes later. Dennis Harvey, Variety, 8 Jan. 2025 After more than 1,000 days of war, Ukraine is running short on manpower while the Kremlin has stepped up bombings of cities and infrastructure, launching missiles, drones and artillery rounds at civilian targets. Astha Rajvanshi, NBC News, 1 Jan. 2025 The aid will include air defense, artillery and other critical weapons systems, President Biden said in a statement on Monday morning. Natasha Frost, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024 Congressional representatives, political commentators, and social media influencers all treat data like artillery, trying to smash through the enemy's defenses. Kurt Gray, TIME, 17 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for artillery 

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“Artillery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/artillery. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.

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