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weapon of mass destruction

NOUN

nuclear weapon

Synonyms

STRONGEST

atomic bomb hydrogen bomb neutron bomb

WEAK

A-bomb A-weapon H-bomb MX atomic weapon doomsday machine explosive driven by nuclear energy mininuke mirv nuke strategic nuclear weapon tactical nuclear weapon theater nuclear weapon thermonuclear weapon

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He will urge swift action to harness those benefits before the technology "becomes a weapon of mass destruction of jobs".

From Barron's • Jan. 15, 2026

Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema is the senator with the most valid claim to being a hybrid of Barbie and a weapon of mass destruction.

From Slate • Jul. 20, 2023

There is something inherently queasy about a big-screen spectacle dramatizing the creation — justified or not — of a weapon of mass destruction.

From Washington Times • Jul. 19, 2023

“The challenge of reducing and countering the threat of a terrorist acquisition and use of a weapon of mass destruction is an existential one,” Ms. Sherwood-Randall said.

From New York Times • Mar. 2, 2023

The trustees’ discovery that they had unwittingly funded a weapon of mass destruction was not regarded in the boardroom as grounds for pride.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

weapon of mass destruction

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