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Recent Examples of ordnance
Video shows the projectiles that hit the hospital staircase were coming from the northeast and were consistent with tank shells, according to an analysis by Trevor Ball, a former US Army senior explosive ordnance disposal team member.
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Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2025
With each modification, a new dummy bomb was built by an ordnance squadron commanded by Charlie Begg, whose father was a Charlotte jeweler.
—David Perlmutt, Charlotte Observer, 6 Aug. 2025
Joint Chiefs Chairman General Dan Caine watches a test video of the ordnance used in the attack on Iran's Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant during a news conference at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., on June 26, 2025.
—Amira El-Fekki, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 July 2025
Three veteran Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies who specialize in arson and explosives investigations were killed when military-style ordnance detonated at a training facility on Friday morning, authorities said.
—Camila Bernal, NBC news, 19 July 2025
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Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2025
With each modification, a new dummy bomb was built by an ordnance squadron commanded by Charlie Begg, whose father was a Charlotte jeweler.
—David Perlmutt, Charlotte Observer, 6 Aug. 2025
Joint Chiefs Chairman General Dan Caine watches a test video of the ordnance used in the attack on Iran's Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant during a news conference at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., on June 26, 2025.
—Amira El-Fekki, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 July 2025
Three veteran Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies who specialize in arson and explosives investigations were killed when military-style ordnance detonated at a training facility on Friday morning, authorities said.
—Camila Bernal, NBC news, 19 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ordnance
Noun
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In the first of two classes with fake guns that don’t fire real bullets, Tamra impresses Jenn and Emily with her target-shooting skills.—
Peter Larsen,
Oc Register,
27 Sep. 2025
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Twenty people, some armed with guns, stormed a jewelry store in San Ramon on Monday.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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After all, auto factories supplied weapons during World War II and still could.—
Rebecca A. Fannin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Both Russian and Ukrainian forces also use these shorter-range weapons to attack in populated areas just behind the front lines.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Ordnance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ordnance. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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