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Recent Examples of airburst
These could hold clues to future threats from space like airbursts and actual impacts into Earth's surface, according to researchers.
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Hannah Millington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Nov. 2025
In the event of a swarm attack, this warhead can take it out with an airburst of shrapnel.
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New Atlas,
13 Sep. 2025
The airburst arrived almost a minute and a half after the tremor.
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Charles Pellegrino,
Rolling Stone,
6 Aug. 2025
However, the most likely outcome would be a high-altitude airburst.
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Kristan Hawkins,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
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Hannah Millington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Nov. 2025
In the event of a swarm attack, this warhead can take it out with an airburst of shrapnel.
—
New Atlas,
13 Sep. 2025
The airburst arrived almost a minute and a half after the tremor.
—
Charles Pellegrino,
Rolling Stone,
6 Aug. 2025
However, the most likely outcome would be a high-altitude airburst.
—
Kristan Hawkins,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for airburst
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Then something unusual happened as Valdez descended in the boom lift with Pinky’s remains.
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SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg South Korean luxury department store operator Shinsegae has become an unlikely beneficiary of the global AI boom.
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Michael Reaves / Getty Images The decision to hire May fell in the lap of Mavericks president Masai Ujiri, who took over the team last month following the firing of former GM Nico Harrison in November.
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Johnson’s Office of Community Safety has seen major and sudden changes in recent months, particularly in Johnson’s sudden firing of Gatewood.
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This first atomic detonation not only transformed the New Mexico desert but also ushered in the nuclear age, altering WWII and creating an enduring moral burden.
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Perhaps, Galbreath said, the Space Force should consider improved radiation shielding for its satellites in low-Earth orbit to protect them against a potential nuclear detonation.
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“Airburst.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airburst. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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