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Recent Examples of detonated
Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
North Korea is the only nation that has detonated nuclear weapons since 1998.
—Brian Bennett, Time, 30 Oct. 2025
After the initial explosion happened in those production kettles, investigators believe other explosive materials stored on the main floor also detonated, McCracken said.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
Preliminary findings indicate that the explosion was caused by a World War II artillery shell that detonated in the apartment, per the police news release.
—Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
When an explosion rocked Humphreys and Hickman counties, killing 16 people at Accurate Energetic Systems, more than 24,000 pounds of explosives detonated.
—Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Oct. 2025
By the end of the disaster, about 24,000 to 28,000 pounds of explosives had been detonated.
—Holly Yan, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
An artillery round fired over Interstate 5 at Sunday’s live-fire demonstration at Camp Pendleton prematurely detonated, striking and damaging a California Highway Patrol vehicle that was part of Vice President JD Vance’s detail, the CHP said Sunday.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2025
Two months later, on February 26, 1993, al-Qaeda detonated a truck bomb beneath the World Trade Center, killing six people and injuring more than a thousand.
—Big Think, 20 Oct. 2025
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The move could end a nearly three-decade period during which none of the world’s major nuclear powers have detonated a nuclear weapon.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
North Korea is the only nation that has detonated nuclear weapons since 1998.
—Brian Bennett, Time, 30 Oct. 2025
After the initial explosion happened in those production kettles, investigators believe other explosive materials stored on the main floor also detonated, McCracken said.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
Preliminary findings indicate that the explosion was caused by a World War II artillery shell that detonated in the apartment, per the police news release.
—Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
When an explosion rocked Humphreys and Hickman counties, killing 16 people at Accurate Energetic Systems, more than 24,000 pounds of explosives detonated.
—Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Oct. 2025
By the end of the disaster, about 24,000 to 28,000 pounds of explosives had been detonated.
—Holly Yan, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
An artillery round fired over Interstate 5 at Sunday’s live-fire demonstration at Camp Pendleton prematurely detonated, striking and damaging a California Highway Patrol vehicle that was part of Vice President JD Vance’s detail, the CHP said Sunday.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2025
Two months later, on February 26, 1993, al-Qaeda detonated a truck bomb beneath the World Trade Center, killing six people and injuring more than a thousand.
—Big Think, 20 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for detonated
Adjective
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Humphreys County Sheriff Chris Davis says reaching the center of the wreckage at the exploded ammunition plant will be slow and complex.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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The organic boulder-esque shade is rugged and elemental—like an exploded rock wrenched apart by seismic activity—while the base is sleek and symmetrical, providing visual balance in a deep bronze finish.—
Rachel Gallaher,
Robb Report,
4 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Murals depicting him mid-throw popped up in the city virtually overnight.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
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Applovin — The software stock popped more than 6% on the heels of its better-than-expected quarterly results.—
Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Ripley spent four movies trying to keep the blasted things off our home world, but those pesky Xenomorphs are coming planetside anyway in Alien: Earth, the new Alien TV series.—
Ian Stokes,
Space.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Her ballerina background, however, is fairly extraneous, even with De Armas made to stare solemnly at that blasted music box during her rare moments of rest.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2025
Verb
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The crowd at the Rogers Centre nearly blew the roof off the place as Bichette jogged around the bases.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
2 Nov. 2025
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The retail giant was by far the strongest force lifting the S&P 500 after reporting profit for the latest quarter that blew past analysts’ expectations.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
31 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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When the facility opened the following morning, a security guard came upon a smashed display case and realized the coins had been stolen, French media outlets reported.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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Aerial video of the aftermath also showed a red helicopter on its side with a smashed cockpit window and debris scattered over the highway surface.—
Diego Mendoza,
CNN Money,
7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Yamamoto earned his third victory, a 5-4 triumph over the Toronto Blue Jays that ended in the 11th inning on the shattered bat of Alejandro Kirk, who tapped a splitter to Mookie Betts at shortstop for a season-ending double play.—
Tyler Kepner,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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The second suspect, a 39-year-old man also from Aubervilliers, was already known to police for thefts; his DNA was discovered on the shattered display case and other items left behind.—
Barney Henderson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Detonated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detonated. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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