heavy artillery
noun
: a more powerful version of something
His first argument didn't work, so he changed his approach and brought out the heavy artillery.
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In total, 43 people were killed and more than 300,000 displaced by a five-day conflict that started with small arms fire and quickly escalated into heavy artillery and rocket fire, then Thailand’s deployment hours later of an F-16 fighter jet for airstrikes.
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CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2025
Small arms fire quickly escalated into heavy artillery and missile fire, airstrikes, and the deployment of tanks and armored vehicles.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 2 Aug. 2025
The Southeast Asian neighbors accuse each other of starting the fighting last week, before escalating it with heavy artillery bombardment and Thai airstrikes along their 508-mile land border.
—Reuters, NBC news, 28 July 2025
Once the war in Ukraine began, in February 2022, the Russian military faced a severe shortage of heavy artillery shells.
—Andrei Lankov, Foreign Affairs, 8 July 2025
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CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2025
Small arms fire quickly escalated into heavy artillery and missile fire, airstrikes, and the deployment of tanks and armored vehicles.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 2 Aug. 2025
The Southeast Asian neighbors accuse each other of starting the fighting last week, before escalating it with heavy artillery bombardment and Thai airstrikes along their 508-mile land border.
—Reuters, NBC news, 28 July 2025
Once the war in Ukraine began, in February 2022, the Russian military faced a severe shortage of heavy artillery shells.
—Andrei Lankov, Foreign Affairs, 8 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for heavy artillery
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“Heavy artillery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heavy%20artillery. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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