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Recent Examples of nuclear
In addition, Americans are not confident an agreement to end the war with Iran will prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons.
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Emily Guskin, ABC News, 1 May 2026
Fallout does for postapocalyptic science fiction what Skyrim did for fantasy, taking place in a retrofuturistic, post-nuclear New England.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
France can make such commitments more credibly than comparable countries because nuclear provides so much of its electricity; in Britain or Germany, gas is doing more work.
—Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 30 Apr. 2026
Indeed, since the nuclear agreement’s collapse, Iran has pursued much closer ties with China and Russia at the expense of prior robust economic relations with Europe.
—Charmaine N. Willis, The Conversation, 30 Apr. 2026
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Emily Guskin, ABC News, 1 May 2026
Fallout does for postapocalyptic science fiction what Skyrim did for fantasy, taking place in a retrofuturistic, post-nuclear New England.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
France can make such commitments more credibly than comparable countries because nuclear provides so much of its electricity; in Britain or Germany, gas is doing more work.
—Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 30 Apr. 2026
Indeed, since the nuclear agreement’s collapse, Iran has pursued much closer ties with China and Russia at the expense of prior robust economic relations with Europe.
—Charmaine N. Willis, The Conversation, 30 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nuclear
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As the head of ATF Chicago, I, Christopher, have seen firsthand that by leveraging technology such as ballistic evidence, law enforcement can identify the true drivers of violence to intervene early and disrupt the violence cycle.—
Andrew S. Boutros,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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One Secret Service officer was shot in the chest, but was wearing a ballistic vest that worked.—
Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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This has unintended consequences when both Batel and Spock share a vision that sends Spock into a berserk rage.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
31 July 2025
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But that was before Watkins suffered a season-ending ACL tear and before UConn star Paige Bueckers went absolutely berserk, scoring 40 in the Sweet 16.—
Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Mar. 2025
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Netflix’s bracingly nasty action-thriller Apex is a fine addition, plonking the star down in a rugged Australian landscape and throwing nature’s formidable might at her while stirring a psychotic serial killer into the mix.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Apr. 2026
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The risk of a psychotic disorder rose fourfold when highly potent weed was used daily, the study found.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
20 Apr. 2026
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The people behind Fire in the Mountains have teamed with the Firekeeper Alliance, a nonprofit organization dedicated to suicide prevention and mental wellness for the Blackfeet Nation community, making the festival’s raison d’être feel more noble than your standard summer shindig.—
David Harris,
SPIN,
27 Apr. 2026
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The sheep rise to the occasion and use all the mental mystery-solving skills George and his stories have left behind.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
27 Apr. 2026
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The key figure turns out to be Alex’s mysterious Aunt Gladys, played in full psycho-biddy drag by Amy Madigan.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
8 Aug. 2025
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The trick transforms Elliott’s rapping into demented scat-singing.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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Then the adult-centric interactive play gets demented — a bit demonic, even.—
Arts Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Nuclear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nuclear. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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