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Recent Examples of ordnance
What isn't confirmed is whether any of it is actually live ordnance, integrated, or even functional.
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New Atlas, 28 Dec. 2025
Hamas senior official Mahmoud Mrdawi said on social media that the blast was a result of unexploded ordnance and the group had informed mediators.
—Julia Frankel The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 25 Dec. 2025
But the losers may turn out to be like unexploded ordnance from World War II in European cities — unseen but with fuses that may explode with just a minor vibration.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 7 Dec. 2025
Flight crews conducted more than 1,000 air strikes against the Houthis with more than one million pounds of ordnance.
—Eleanor Watson, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025
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New Atlas, 28 Dec. 2025
Hamas senior official Mahmoud Mrdawi said on social media that the blast was a result of unexploded ordnance and the group had informed mediators.
—Julia Frankel The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 25 Dec. 2025
But the losers may turn out to be like unexploded ordnance from World War II in European cities — unseen but with fuses that may explode with just a minor vibration.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 7 Dec. 2025
Flight crews conducted more than 1,000 air strikes against the Houthis with more than one million pounds of ordnance.
—Eleanor Watson, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ordnance
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Cellphone video recorded inside the school during the chaotic situation showed deputies from the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office sweeping the school with guns drawn.—
Morgan Rynor,
CBS News,
5 Feb. 2026
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Speaking on the morning after the shootings, Mayor Brandon Johnson said police had made 18 arrests and recovered five guns while responding to the shootings.—
Caroline Kubzansky,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Feb. 2026
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The gun and the phone are both weapons — one a tool for violence, and the other a tool of control.—
Tressie McMillan Cottom,
Mercury News,
7 Feb. 2026
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One weapons count carries a mandatory minimum sentence of 30 years and a maximum of life, while another related conspiracy charge also carries a maximum sentence of life.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Ordnance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ordnance. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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