nuked

past tense of nuke
as in destroyed
to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of a pretty sizable piece of real estate would be nuked if an asteroid struck

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Recent Examples of nuked In keeping with historical precedent, the union nuked that offer. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 6 Nov. 2026 This nuked numerous moneyline parlays and survivor pool entries, with the Chargers being the most popular pick on Yahoo (more than 32 percent). — Doug Kezirian, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026 The commitment of Sales to Indiana just nuked an entire lifetime of narratives and checked off the one thing that was surprisingly missing from Cignetti's resume. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026 Iran wants it as a deterrent to being nuked. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 21 June 2026 But when fully mature, many seeds still won’t germinate because Mother Nature has trained many plant species to use one of several mechanisms to make sure the seeds don’t germinate in September/October only to get nuked by the onset of winter weather. — Paul Cappiello, Louisville Courier Journal, 21 Nov. 2025 In 2020, Republicans just nuked big chunks of their calendar and proclaimed their incumbent nearly by acclamation. — Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nuked
Verb
  • In Bulgaria, authorities found and destroyed a Russian Gerbera-2 drone, which was not carrying explosives, in the waters of the country’s northern Black Sea coast, the Defense Ministry said Friday.
    — Derek Gatopoulos, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
  • He was born in 1941 in the village of al-Birwa, which was destroyed by Israeli forces in 1948.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2026
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  • The apartment building where the children were killed was later demolished and the land was turned into a park and a community garden.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 13 Nov. 2026
  • In March, the DOB issued a stop work order after inspectors found the developers had demolished the existing building on the site without providing adequate shielding to neighboring properties, including 1321 Flatbush Avenue.
    — James Cirrone, FOXNews.com, 12 Nov. 2026
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  • The tumult of these raids, which played out daily on TV and social media, ruined lives and hurt local economies.
    — Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 9 Nov. 2026
  • Morgenthau left Coburg hoping to become a writer or poet but was forced to pivot to law after hyperinflation ruined his family’s finances.
    — David Sacks, Foreign Affairs, 6 Nov. 2026
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  • The post said the front windows of the cafe were shattered and a cash register was stolen.
    — Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 12 Nov. 2026
  • That invincibility myth was shattered Thursday when Jensen Huang, Nvidia’s CEO for 33 years, ally of the President of the United States and cofounder of the world’s most valuable AI company, resigned.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 12 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • But the party was wrecked on Election Day not by its flawed attorney general.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Photos from the scene showed some of the train cars off the tracks, toppled over and wrecked on the side of a hill.
    — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2026
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  • She was devastated, knowing the business is the family's primary source of income and helps support their four children.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 9 Nov. 2026
  • The post-World War II geopolitical landscape is reconstructing itself faster than the Ginza district, which was devastated in the last film and continues to look like a battlefield.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • When they were smashed into molecules consisting of two ordinary hydrogen atoms, the muonic atoms implanted themselves within those molecules and assimilated one of their hydrogens.
    — George Musser, Quanta Magazine, 2 Nov. 2026
  • In Frankfurt, police said Molotov cocktails were thrown at emergency personnel and shop windows were smashed.
    — Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 1 Nov. 2026

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“Nuked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nuked. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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