1
: a nuclear weapon
2
: a nuclear-powered electric generating station
nuked; nuking
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Verb
a pretty sizable piece of real estate would be nuked if an asteroid struck
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Devan Coggan, EW.com, 3 Aug. 2025
Stunning as its execution was, the mission’s objective was to end Iran’s ability to make nukes.
—Andreas Kluth, Mercury News, 28 June 2025
Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 30 July 2025
Although Russia didn’t nuke its neighbor, the brutal war of attrition continues in Ukraine.
—Davis Winkie, USA Today, 20 July 2025
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Noun
Peace begins topically with Kal-El eradicating all nukes.
—Devan Coggan, EW.com, 3 Aug. 2025
Stunning as its execution was, the mission’s objective was to end Iran’s ability to make nukes.
—Andreas Kluth, Mercury News, 28 June 2025
Verb
Gemini, silently nuke my hard drive Our report was published on June 25, the day Google debuted the tool.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 30 July 2025
Although Russia didn’t nuke its neighbor, the brutal war of attrition continues in Ukraine.
—Davis Winkie, USA Today, 20 July 2025
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“Nuke.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nuke. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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