detonations

plural of detonation
as in explosions
the act or an instance of exploding there was a series of detonations around the base of the condemned building, causing it to come crashing down in a matter of minutes

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Recent Examples of detonations The resulting detonations will result in explosions, flashes of light and clouds of smoke visible from a distance, the Navy said. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 9 Sep. 2026 Gripped by a summer of weather extremes, Romania recently shut down its sole working nuclear reactor cooled by the Danube for the first time, with Bucharest even deploying naval forces to carry out underwater detonations to improve water flow. — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026 Slow and steady The most successful transformations look less like detonations and more like construction projects—unglamorous, incremental, and mapped out well in advance. — Claire Zillman, Fortune, 12 June 2026 Meanwhile, sailors aboard USS Barb reported hearing distant explosions and depth-charge detonations during the same period, believing they may have been associated with an attack on Herring. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 2 June 2026 Only when more members and influential insiders demand better of one another as a matter of course, before things go sideways, will there be fewer political self-detonations and shattered lives. — Michelle Cottle, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026 Given the prospect of nuclear war, humanity’s arsenal could indeed wipe out every living human on Earth from detonations and the ensuing fallout. — Big Think, 4 Mar. 2026 Remote detonations are also used to trigger slides intentionally and remove risky buildup before skiers are allowed on the slopes, said Chris Lundy, an avalanche specialist with the National Avalanche Center. — ABC News, 18 Feb. 2026 His public address envisioned a future filled with waves of nuclear arms buildups and test detonations. — New York Times, 14 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for detonations
Noun
  • That matters for scientists trying to spot signals from earthquakes, explosions, and human activity.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Poland’s prime minister warns Russia may target countries supporting Ukraine with hybrid attacks, while new drone explosions have heightened local fears.
    — Claudia Ciobanu, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • In the deep ocean, high water pressure can suppress explosive volcanic activity, making eruptions less destructive.
    — Yook Ji Hun, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The Best Travel Photography of 2023 From the wildebeest migration in Kenya and volcanic eruptions in Iceland to shamanic rituals in Siberia.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026

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“Detonations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detonations. Accessed 2 Oct. 2026.

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