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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Prayer mats lie next to heavy artillery; smoke billows from parked whips; backstabbers get cut first.
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Pitchfork, 10 Dec. 2025
The long running border dispute turned into a five-day long war in July that involved heavy artillery and Thai airstrikes against Cambodian positions using both F16s and Swedish made Gripens.
—Michael Sullivan, NPR, 8 Dec. 2025
Thailand will release Cambodian prisoners and Cambodia will begin withdrawing heavy artillery as part of the first phase of the deal.
—Chris Megerian, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2025
Nobody was injured in the mishap, which occurred on Oct. 18 during a demonstration of the military's M777 Howitzer heavy artillery pieces at a Camp Pendleton event celebrating the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Marine Corps.
—Steve Gorman, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
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Pitchfork, 10 Dec. 2025
The long running border dispute turned into a five-day long war in July that involved heavy artillery and Thai airstrikes against Cambodian positions using both F16s and Swedish made Gripens.
—Michael Sullivan, NPR, 8 Dec. 2025
Thailand will release Cambodian prisoners and Cambodia will begin withdrawing heavy artillery as part of the first phase of the deal.
—Chris Megerian, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2025
Nobody was injured in the mishap, which occurred on Oct. 18 during a demonstration of the military's M777 Howitzer heavy artillery pieces at a Camp Pendleton event celebrating the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Marine Corps.
—Steve Gorman, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
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“Heavy artillery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heavy%20artillery. Accessed 15 Dec. 2025.
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