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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Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 21 June 2025
But the White House tells Fox that's not true, everything's on the table, even tactical nukes.
—James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
Tucker Carlson torches House Republican over Gaza ‘nuke’ comment | RISING
Robby Soave and Lindsey Granger discuss Tucker Carlson ripping Rep. Randy Fine (R-Fla.) over his suggestion that Gaza should be nuked.
—The Hill, 4 June 2025
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Noun
The Trump administration is even considering using tactical nukes on Iran if the bunker-buster bombs aren’t up to the job.
—Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 21 June 2025
But the White House tells Fox that's not true, everything's on the table, even tactical nukes.
—James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
Verb
The United States had nuked and napalmed Japan yet afterward promoted the Japanese economy assiduously.
—Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
Tucker Carlson torches House Republican over Gaza ‘nuke’ comment | RISING
Robby Soave and Lindsey Granger discuss Tucker Carlson ripping Rep. Randy Fine (R-Fla.) over his suggestion that Gaza should be nuked.
—The Hill, 4 June 2025
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“Nuke.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nuke. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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