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

Amid the huge success of Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, newly declassified documents reveal a chilling secret about the development of the atom bomb, Fred Kaplan writes.

From Slate • Aug. 8, 2023

Warner Bros Japan has apologised after an official Barbie Movie account replied to Barbenheimer memes featuring atom bomb images.

From BBC • Aug. 1, 2023

In one such instance, the official “Barbie” movie account responded to a fan-made image depicting Barbie with an atom bomb bouffant with the comment, “This Ken is a stylist.”

From New York Times • Aug. 1, 2023

Sadako’s friends began to dream of building a monument to her and all children who were killed by the atom bomb.

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

atom bomb

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