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bomb

[bom] / bɒm /
NOUN
exploding weapon
Synonyms
STRONGEST
device explosive mine missile projectile rocket torpedo
STRONG
bombshell charge grenade shell ticker
WEAK
Molotov cocktail atom bomb hydrogen bomb nuclear bomb
VERB
detonate weapon
Synonyms
STRONGEST
attack blast blow up bombard destroy raid strafe wipe out
STRONG
blitz cannonade napalm prang rake shell torpedo
WEAK
rain destruction zero in
Antonyms
STRONGEST
aid build protect
VERB
fail miserably
Synonyms
STRONGEST
wipe out
STRONG
flop lose
WEAK
blow it go out of business wash out
Antonyms
STRONG
achieve succeed
WEAK
do well win

Example Sentences

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"It finally really registered that I had been...carrying a ticking time bomb," McFarland said.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

"It's like if the Manhattan Project announced the nuclear bomb within a cute little Calvin and Hobbes cartoon."

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

Iran's nuclear programme was intended to produce more options to deter enemies, whether or not they took the step of turning enriched uranium into a bomb.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

The deputies responded to the scene in personal work trucks rather than the department’s bomb truck, the claim alleges.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

“About 4:30 a loud explosion came from the southeast and shook the ground way out here—like a big bomb in the distance. The mountain must’ve blown again. We picked up the pace.”

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone

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