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tear gas

noun as in poisonous gas

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Many of those gathering in the run-up to the grand jury decision wore hockey and tear gas masks to conceal their identity.

Although some groups, through the thick fog of tear gas, pepper spray and smoke that hung over the city, still lingered.

Then she added: “There is a beautiful moon and the smoke of tear gas.”

Nor was an eyelash batted when he bought body armor and tear gas from BulletProofBodyArmorHQ.com and BP Arms, respectively.

Citizens in Ferguson have endured tear gas and a militarized police force.

The tear gas which we prepared to manufacture was brombenzyl cyanide.

Needless to say I had fallen flat, and, as I arose, the sweet smell of tear gas made itself evident.

Even a trace of tear gas in the air would in a few moments blind a man temporarily.

Gassing the enemy with tear gas was much cheaper than with poison gas, yet it forced him to remain masked.

This time he and his followers were stopped at a bridge in Selma, Alabama, by state troopers using tear gas and clubs.

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On this page you'll find 5 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to tear gas, such as: poison gas, asphyxiant, and lachrymatory gas.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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