plastic explosive
noun
: an explosive that is made of a soft substance like clay that can be formed into different shapes
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In late May 1970, after handling a dangerous plastic explosive used for demolition and land clearing, Army Pvt.
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Jerry Shnay, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2026
The owner of the home at about 9 a.m. Saturday discovered the 2½ bricks of the plastic explosive, along with a pair of incendiary grenades and a smoke grenade, inside the home in the 6700 block of Beech Avenue and called authorities.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 26 May 2026
Rutherford alleged that Butler was selling large amounts of marijuana, prescription painkillers and steroids, as well as C-4 plastic explosive.
—Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 22 July 2025
Days later, investigators turned up a fragment of a baggage container bearing traces of Semtex, a plastic explosive.
—Henry Leutwyler Robert Petkoff Emma Kehlbeck Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 20 May 2025
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Jerry Shnay, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2026
The owner of the home at about 9 a.m. Saturday discovered the 2½ bricks of the plastic explosive, along with a pair of incendiary grenades and a smoke grenade, inside the home in the 6700 block of Beech Avenue and called authorities.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 26 May 2026
Rutherford alleged that Butler was selling large amounts of marijuana, prescription painkillers and steroids, as well as C-4 plastic explosive.
—Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 22 July 2025
Days later, investigators turned up a fragment of a baggage container bearing traces of Semtex, a plastic explosive.
—Henry Leutwyler Robert Petkoff Emma Kehlbeck Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 20 May 2025
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“Plastic explosive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plastic%20explosive. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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