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dynamite

[dahy-nuh-mahyt] / ˈdaɪ nəˌmaɪt /
NOUN
explosive
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How many other sculptors have made regular use of dynamite?

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 2, 2026

Cue the appalling thought of a Haiti equaliser that would dynamite Scotland's hopes of doing what they came here to do - making history by making it out of a group in a World Cup.

From BBC • Jun. 14, 2026

Denford’s steadily growing “nobody cares” audience regularly tosses sticks of dynamite into that vortex in the name of protecting our sanity.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

It was dynamite — a sign that barrier construction that began in 2020 but was never finished had restarted, he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2026

Even a dynamite blast on day twenty-two did not frighten her.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George




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