nuke

Example Sentences

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Stopping the nuke would give them more time to gather intelligence, but we learn there’s only a 61% chance of intercepting it.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2025

“Economic interdependence was seen as the way to world peace — people who trade with each other are less likely to nuke each other.”

From Seattle Times • Aug. 28, 2023

By then the boys are ready to nuke the deal.

From Salon • Apr. 24, 2023

“You’re bringing together Wikipedia-style answers to an infinite number of questions, and that’s just going to nuke many corners of the open web.”

From New York Times • Mar. 30, 2023

His own term for this type of action was nuke.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston