: a small missile that contains an explosive or a chemical agent (such as tear gas, a flame producer, or a smoke producer) and that is thrown by hand or projected (as by a rifle or special launcher)
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Using flash-bang grenades, the agents dispersed a group of people that gathered to protest the raid.
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Bora Erden, New York Times, 13 June 2025
Kern Valley corrections officers resorted to blast grenades to quash the melee before finding Julian Mendez, 46, dead.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 12 June 2025
Law enforcement agents usually disperse tear gas – which actually comes in a powder form – from grenades or a canister, per the CRS report.
—Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 10 June 2025
They were met with protesters who chanted and threw eggs before being dispersed by police wearing riot gear, holding shields, and using batons, guns that shot pepper balls, rubber bullets, tear gas, and flash bang grenades against the protesters.
—Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 10 June 2025
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Bora Erden, New York Times, 13 June 2025
Kern Valley corrections officers resorted to blast grenades to quash the melee before finding Julian Mendez, 46, dead.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 12 June 2025
Law enforcement agents usually disperse tear gas – which actually comes in a powder form – from grenades or a canister, per the CRS report.
—Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 10 June 2025
They were met with protesters who chanted and threw eggs before being dispersed by police wearing riot gear, holding shields, and using batons, guns that shot pepper balls, rubber bullets, tear gas, and flash bang grenades against the protesters.
—Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 10 June 2025
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“Grenade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grenade. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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grenade
noun
gre·nade
grə-ˈnād 
: a small bomb that is thrown by hand or launched (as by a rifle)
Etymology
from early French grenade, granade "pomegranate, grenade," from Latin granata "pomegranate," derived from Latin granatus "seedy," from granum "grain, seed" — related to garnet, grain, pomegranate see Word History at garnet
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