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atom bomb

[at-uhm-bom] / ˈæt əmˈbɒm /
NOUN
nuclear bomb
Synonyms
STRONGEST
atomic bomb hydrogen bomb neutron bomb nuclear warhead
WEAK
A-bomb H-bomb atomic warhead backpack nuke doomsday machine fission bomb nuclear bomb nuclear weapon nuke plutonium bomb thermonuclear bomb thermonuclear weapon

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Knowing she’ll lose the ability to pick a side cast her back into the fight, and with an atom bomb that the hive mind, by its endlessly giving nature, had to provide.

From Salon • Dec. 29, 2025

The mayor of Nagasaki has appealed for an end to the wars raging in the world on the 80th anniversary of the US atom bomb attack which destroyed the Japanese city.

From BBC • Aug. 9, 2025

Did the U.S. destroy Iran’s ability to build an atom bomb, or did the Iranians stash away a lot of their enriched uranium before the attack?

From Slate • Jun. 24, 2025

Last month, American spy agencies told Congress, as well as foreign allies, that Mr. Putin might deploy and use an atom bomb in space that could disable thousands of satellites.

From New York Times • Mar. 6, 2024

Why, the atom bomb hadn’t even scratched her.

From "Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes" by Eleanor Coerr