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Recent Examples of torpedoes
Two big fish shot by like titanium torpedoes.
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Susan Casey, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2026
China’s new underwater drone toys The drones are likely intended to be armed with conventional submarine armaments like mines and torpedoes, but could also act as motherships for other drones, too.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 14 Dec. 2025
Enemy planes dropped two aerial torpedoes and one bomb on the Utah.
—Linda Dudik, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Dec. 2025
The , capable of carrying six Poseidon torpedoes, was launched in 2019 and delivered in 2022, according to the defense outlet Naval News.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
That ship was sunk by six torpedoes and two bombs, according to the National Park Service.
—Genevieve Shaw Brown, FOXNews.com, 27 Sep. 2025
The Musashi sank during the Battle of Leyte Gulf in October 1944 after being hit by dozens of torpedoes and bombs dropped by US planes.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2025
Susan Casey, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2026
China’s new underwater drone toys The drones are likely intended to be armed with conventional submarine armaments like mines and torpedoes, but could also act as motherships for other drones, too.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 14 Dec. 2025
Enemy planes dropped two aerial torpedoes and one bomb on the Utah.
—Linda Dudik, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Dec. 2025
The , capable of carrying six Poseidon torpedoes, was launched in 2019 and delivered in 2022, according to the defense outlet Naval News.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
That ship was sunk by six torpedoes and two bombs, according to the National Park Service.
—Genevieve Shaw Brown, FOXNews.com, 27 Sep. 2025
The Musashi sank during the Battle of Leyte Gulf in October 1944 after being hit by dozens of torpedoes and bombs dropped by US planes.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for torpedoes
submarines
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The Navy’s fleet of 16 E-6B aircraft was working under the TACOMO (take charge and move out) plan, which, although similar to Looking Glass, was focused on relaying orders to the country’s nuclear submarines.—
Abhishek Bhardwaj,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Jan. 2026
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Anduril is developing new defense technologies that include drones, missiles, robotic submarines, and autonomous fighter jets.—
Roger Vincent,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Torpedoes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/torpedoes. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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