nuke

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noun

ˈnük

ˈnyük

Synonyms of nuke next

: a nuclear weapon

: a nuclear-powered electric generating station

nuke

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verb

nuked; nuking

transitive verb

: to attack or destroy with or as if with nuclear bombs

: microwave

Examples of nuke in a Sentence

Verb a pretty sizable piece of real estate would be nuked if an asteroid struck

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Noun

Ultimately, nuclear sharing is only slightly better than redeploying U.S. tactical nukes to South Korea and keeping them under U.S. control. —

Robert E. Kelly, Foreign Affairs, 30 Dec. 2024 China has been calling for other nations armed with nuclear weapons to make the same commitment to no-first-use of nukes. —

Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024

Verb

Such a move would be akin to nuking the legislative filibuster, the new Republican leader said. —

Ross O'Keefe, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 6 Jan. 2025 The Anyone but You star portrays quarterback Russ Holliday, who disguises himself as a fictional person and walks onto a struggling football team in the South after bad behavior nukes his college career. —

Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for nuke