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cannons

verb

present tense third-person singular of cannon
as in cannonades

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  1. nukes
  2. bombs
  3. bombards
  4. blitzes
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  • The research firm - now a part of French investment firm Societe Generale - is out with a bold new note that nukes a part of the nuclear thesis.
    — Brian Sullivan, CNBC, 9 July 2026
  • One of them nukes a ton of Gmail functionality, and neither is explained very well.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 30 Apr. 2026
Definition of nukes
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  • The campus is eerily silent, even as Israel attacks Lebanon and the United States bombs Iran.
    — Jonathan Zimmerman, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2026
  • The United States bombs Iran's nuclear facilities days later.
    — Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 1 Mar. 2026
Definition of bombs
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  • Kyiv urgently needs more interceptors before winter, when Russia routinely bombards its power grid, but the demands of the Iran war and slow output of the sophisticated interceptors have left Ukraine short and vulnerable.
    — Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026
  • But his aides insisted the dangers play no role in his policymaking decisions, even as the US bombards Iran.
    — Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 15 July 2026
Definition of bombards
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  • Brown has two catches that converted third downs into firsts, providing a release valve against some aggressive Seahawks blitzes.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The transit agency deployed off-duty CMPD officers, expanded fare-enforcement blitzes and brought bike and utility patrols to Blue Line platforms.
    — Josh Bergeron, Charlotte Observer, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of blitzes
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