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rocket

verb as in shoot up

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Fighting between Israel and Hezbollah escalated after the Lebanese group fired rockets at Israeli positions the day after 7 October 2023.

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In October 2023, Hezbollah began launching rockets at Israel in support of Hamas over the Gaza war, triggering months of exchanges.

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We rocket past the crew and continue flying upward.

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Six months later the agency launched a different rocket to explore the space between Earth and Venus.

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Following Hamas's 7 October 2023 attacks on Israel, prosecutors said Hezbollah had "systematically fired rockets and explosive-laden drones at both military and civilian targets in Israel".

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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