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Recent Examples of explosives
Tighter oversight of explosives The task force also called for tighter controls on the importation and regulation of fireworks and explosive materials.
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Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for explosives
bombs
Noun
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One o’clock in the morning, pitch black, no moon, no nothing, and every one of those bombs went right down those chutes, blew up.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
7 June 2026
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On April 15, 2013, two bombs detonated near the finish line of the Boston Marathon.—
Edward F. Davis,
Boston Herald,
7 June 2026
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“Explosives.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/explosives. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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