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Recent Examples of nuclear
Tehran must not be allowed to have nuclear weapons.
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Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 15 May 2026
The nation’s nuclear stockpile, for instance, remains untouched, and leaders in Washington and Tehran appear no closer to an agreement that would end the war, which is now in its second month.
—Brooke Migdon, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
Asked about rising gas prices on May 12, the president said his focus was on preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 15 May 2026
Yet deliberate hot war still ranks as the least likely of the five traps, because nuclear arsenals and deep commercial ties make escalation catastrophically expensive for both governments.
—Newsweek Editors, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2026
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Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 15 May 2026
The nation’s nuclear stockpile, for instance, remains untouched, and leaders in Washington and Tehran appear no closer to an agreement that would end the war, which is now in its second month.
—Brooke Migdon, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
Asked about rising gas prices on May 12, the president said his focus was on preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 15 May 2026
Yet deliberate hot war still ranks as the least likely of the five traps, because nuclear arsenals and deep commercial ties make escalation catastrophically expensive for both governments.
—Newsweek Editors, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nuclear
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Operating a food truck in Concord isn't likely to make anyone rich, but with the price of gas going ballistic, Ruben Hernandez was having a hard time even breaking even.—
John Ramos,
CBS News,
13 May 2026
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The American version is intended to defend the entire continental United States, as well as Alaska and Hawaii, against long-range ballistic and hypersonic missiles.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
12 May 2026
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Paige’s music hit and the crowd at WrestleMania 42 went absolutely berserk.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
19 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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Thank god because the Special pitch was, said with love to my younger self, psychotic.—
Ryan O'Connell,
HollywoodReporter,
4 May 2026
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Leaving people with serious, untreated psychotic illnesses to publicly deteriorate isn’t compassion in the slightest.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
4 May 2026
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Today’s energy heightens your emotions, intuition and mental sensitivity, making conversations feel uncomfortably layered.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
11 May 2026
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Experts say carrying unresolved trauma and stress over time can affect both mental and physical health.—
Nicky Zizaza,
CBS News,
11 May 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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And his demented majesty has no intention of going gentle into that good night.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
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But the filmmaker’s imagination transfigures personal history into something not of this world, wholly original, and uniquely demented.—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
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“Nuclear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nuclear. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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