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Recent Examples of ordnance
Rescue workers warned there could be unexploded ordnance and bombs in the area.
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Steven Scheer, USA Today, 12 Oct. 2025
Cities around the world continue to encounter unexploded ordnance decades after the conflict.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2025
With his jaw clenched and sights set on being the next James Bond, Aaron Taylor-Johnson plays Major Will Tranter, a bomb disposal pro who’s both an ace sniper and a bit of a loose cannon, breaking protocol in his obsessive attempt to deactivate the vintage ordnance with minimal casualties.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
Guy will not see the Verdun purged of unexploded ordnance in his lifetime.
—Michael Jerome Plunkett
september 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
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Steven Scheer, USA Today, 12 Oct. 2025
Cities around the world continue to encounter unexploded ordnance decades after the conflict.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2025
With his jaw clenched and sights set on being the next James Bond, Aaron Taylor-Johnson plays Major Will Tranter, a bomb disposal pro who’s both an ace sniper and a bit of a loose cannon, breaking protocol in his obsessive attempt to deactivate the vintage ordnance with minimal casualties.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
Guy will not see the Verdun purged of unexploded ordnance in his lifetime.
—Michael Jerome Plunkett
september 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ordnance
Noun
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In addition to questioning the stops, Bell questioned foot chases for guns that are not visible.—
Violet Ikonomova,
Freep.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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Videos of the raid shared online by the Department of Homeland Security show Border Patrol agents with guns drawn approaching the building in the middle of the night.—
Kinsey Crowley,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Takaichi plans to remove remaining restrictions on weapons exports in an effort to boost the defense industry.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
28 Oct. 2025
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Ice dancers Ren Junfei and Xing Jianing were seen with a large toy version of China’s new DF-61 missile – a huge intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) transported on an eight-axle truck and capable of carrying nuclear weapons – at the Cup of China in Chongqing on Saturday.—
George Ramsay,
CNN Money,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Ordnance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ordnance. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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