1
: a nuclear weapon
2
: a nuclear-powered electric generating station
nuked; nuking
Examples of nuke in a Sentence
Verb
a pretty sizable piece of real estate would be nuked if an asteroid struck
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Clare Morell, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025
What's water and nukes got to do with India-Pakistan crisis?
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Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 16 May 2025
From co-creators Powell and Michael Waldron, the half-hour comedy follows hotshot QB Russ Holliday (Powell), whose bad behavior nukes his college career.
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Noun
Excluded from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, Riyadh has now inserted itself into the architecture of diplomacy to ensure its red lines on nukes, missiles, militias, and regional destabilization shape any future agreement.
—Clare Morell, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025
What's water and nukes got to do with India-Pakistan crisis?
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 8 May 2025
Verb
All your hungry grad needs to do is add noodles and water and nuke it in the microwave for a quick meal.
—Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 16 May 2025
From co-creators Powell and Michael Waldron, the half-hour comedy follows hotshot QB Russ Holliday (Powell), whose bad behavior nukes his college career.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 13 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for nuke
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“Nuke.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nuke. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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