detonate
Example Sentences
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Former world number one Andy Roddick previously said there should be a "zone" for players to "detonate" after tough defeats.
From BBC • Jan. 28, 2026
Molniyas can either detonate their own payload or carry two or three small FPVs, extending their range.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2025
Once the battery runs out, they will not detonate.
From BBC • Nov. 20, 2024
One of my cousins who lives in Dahiyeh had disconnected the solar-powered lithium batteries that provided electricity to his apartment for fear that they could detonate.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 23, 2024
My water powers would protect us both, and we’d detonate the charges from a quarter mile away.
From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan
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