torpedo
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Not only is Shriver herself a lightning rod, but “A Better Life” is a novel about a torpedo of an issue: immigration.
She hit the water without a ripple and torpedoed down into the depths.
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“Eggs and fish” to describe bombs and torpedoes.
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Iran also has significant stockpiles of antiship cruise missiles and torpedo boats, as well as many drones that can threaten U.S. ships.
Is Dutch going to put up with a torpedo who can’t follow directions?
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.