torpedo
- ammunition n.
- bomb n.
- hero n.
- projectile n.
- rocket n.
- submarine n.
- submarine sandwich n.
- hatchet man n.
- gunman n.
- assassin n.
- abrogate v.
- blast v.
- bomb v.
- break v.
- cancel v.
- defeat v.
- demolish v.
- destroy v.
- eradicate v.
- nullify v.
- obliterate v.
- overpower v.
- raid v.
- rive v.
- rout v.
- sabotage v.
- shatter v.
- shoot v.
- stifle v.
- undermine v.
- wreck v.
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A veteran lawmaker who served 12 years in Congress, Bass has attempted to torpedo Raman’s image as a foe of the status quo, pointing out she’s been on the council for nearly six years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
Many people use Roth conversions to avoid RMDs and the tax torpedo, moving money from a tax-deferred account to a Roth account and paying taxes on that money.
From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026
More are coming: Worried that big IPOs will torpedo the stock market?
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 12, 2026
What your former co-workers think of you could land you a job or torpedo your chances.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
And there were four Soviet submarines in the area, each with a nuclear torpedo that could destroy an entire enemy fleet.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
The USS Joseph P. Kennedy — a Gearing-class destroyer once equipped with Mark 32 torpedoes, anti-submarine missiles, and nuclear depth charges — has been decorated for Christmas.
From Salon ● Dec. 24, 2025
The extensive list of procurements ranged from missiles to artillery, torpedoes, armoured vehicles, satellite systems and new uniforms as Berlin races to overhaul the long-neglected Bundeswehr.
From Barron's ● Dec. 17, 2025
U-boats, Mr. Moorhouse tells us, were also plagued by malfunctioning torpedoes, mechanical failures and, eventually, the incessant—and often successful—depth-charge attacks of Allied warships.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2025
Then there was a plane, armed with torpedoes, pulling out of its dive over Ford Island.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 7, 2024
“Review of action makes many reported contacts and torpedoes fired appear doubtful. Freak weather effects on radar and overeager sonarmen may have accounted for many reports.”
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
Trade talks broke down between Canada and the US last month, with both sides accusing the other of last-minute demands that torpedoed a tentative agreement.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
Learning Resources was the lead plaintiff in the legal challenge that torpedoed the earlier batch of tariffs, and this week filed suit over the new tariffs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
The strange legal saga that torpedoed Jeff Shell’s career at Paramount Skydance has ended with a whimper.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026
Engine problems torpedoed his chances in the Coca-Cola 600, however, and he completed only 271 of 400 laps on the 1.5-mile track.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026
We had been torpedoed by a Russian submarine?
From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys
Perhaps the Rogers campaign is correct, and El-Sayed’s connection to the Twitch streamer will prove to be uniquely toxic, torpedoing his chances in the general.
From Slate ● Aug. 7, 2026
The conflict even reached the coast of Sri Lanka, where a US submarine sank an Iranian warship, Washington's first torpedoing of a vessel since World War II.
From Barron's ● Mar. 5, 2026
Defence Minister Boris Pistorius has denied accusations of "torpedoing" the plans.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2025
Whatever the origin story, the texts have been curated and released by both Jones and Lively, effectively torpedoing their adversaries in one fell swoop.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 29, 2024
I want to apologize for that crack I made about losing a brother in a night torpedoing.
From Dave Dawson at Casablanca by Robert Sydney Bowen
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