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Recent Examples of ordnance
The Los Angeles Times said Newsom was considering shutting parts of the road due to live ordnance for the military celebration off Camp Pendleton’s coast in which Navy ships would fire over the freeway onto the base.
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Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
Rescue workers warned there could be unexploded ordnance and bombs in the area.
—Steven Scheer, USA Today, 12 Oct. 2025
Cities around the world continue to encounter unexploded ordnance decades after the conflict.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2025
With his jaw clenched and sights set on being the next James Bond, Aaron Taylor-Johnson plays Major Will Tranter, a bomb disposal pro who’s both an ace sniper and a bit of a loose cannon, breaking protocol in his obsessive attempt to deactivate the vintage ordnance with minimal casualties.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
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Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
Rescue workers warned there could be unexploded ordnance and bombs in the area.
—Steven Scheer, USA Today, 12 Oct. 2025
Cities around the world continue to encounter unexploded ordnance decades after the conflict.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2025
With his jaw clenched and sights set on being the next James Bond, Aaron Taylor-Johnson plays Major Will Tranter, a bomb disposal pro who’s both an ace sniper and a bit of a loose cannon, breaking protocol in his obsessive attempt to deactivate the vintage ordnance with minimal casualties.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ordnance
Noun
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This myopia dates back almost to the moment when the guns fell silent and the peace treaty was signed.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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Both cases are apt to serve as models for how to prevent the kind of school shootings still plaguing the nation and could set legal precedent for who shoulders the blame when children have access to guns and open fire on campus.—
Cindy Von Quednow,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The peace declaration included a commitment to withdraw heavy weapons from the border, de-mining efforts, and to de-escalate tensions that erupted into the brief but deadly border conflict.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
11 Nov. 2025
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The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has ceased its financial relationships with weapons manufacturers Northrop Grumman and RTX (formerly Raytheon), according to the organization.—
James Factora,
Them.,
11 Nov. 2025
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“Ordnance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ordnance. Accessed 21 Nov. 2025.
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