1
: a thickener consisting of a mixture of aluminum soaps used in jelling gasoline (as for incendiary bombs)
2
: fuel jelled with napalm
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Susan Page, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
These phrases are emotional napalm disguised as communication.
—Brendan Keegan, Rolling Stone, 20 Aug. 2025
Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 June 2022
That bridge was napalmed with Antonio Brown’s gameday tweet on Robert Kraft.
—Albert Breer, SI.com, 3 Oct. 2019
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Noun
In modern times, a handful of images have become iconic, defining a moment in history and recognizable in a flash: For the Vietnam War, a naked girl fleeing a napalm attack.
—Susan Page, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
These phrases are emotional napalm disguised as communication.
—Brendan Keegan, Rolling Stone, 20 Aug. 2025
Verb
In 1980, the United Nations banned the use of weapons like napalm against civilians, but these regulations don’t apply on the battlefield.
—Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 June 2022
That bridge was napalmed with Antonio Brown’s gameday tweet on Robert Kraft.
—Albert Breer, SI.com, 3 Oct. 2019
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“Napalm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/napalm. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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