detonation
Example Sentences
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That touched off speculation that it may want to carry out its first nuclear test since 2017 because its last two nuclear test detonations happened after it disclosed other new warheads.
From Seattle Times
“Too bad, too far away,” one Ukrainian soldier said, watching a detonation well clear of the fleeing Russians.
From New York Times
“We should continue to ask who had an interest in the detonation” and who “benefits from uncertainty and accusations,” he said.
From Washington Post
If it does conduct a nuclear test, it would be its seventh detonation overall and the first since September 2017.
From Seattle Times
“Our teams are also observing and hearing and seeing more military activity, including detonations, regular, almost permanent.”
From New York Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
