as in explosion
the act or an instance of exploding
there was a series of detonations around the base of the condemned building, causing it to come crashing down in a matter of minutes
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Part of our experience was out in the field with metal detectors, the other visiting remote bunkers where many of the dangerous munitions are transported, and kept, until detonation.
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Jim Clash, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
The source said there had been subsequent detonations at the Bryansk chemical plant as well as a large fire.
—Reuters, NBC News, 14 Jan. 2025
Such language also represents the premature detonation of a rhetorical nuclear option, leaving Pritzker nowhere to go should evidence evolve to make that a fair comparison.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2025
The the driver shot themselves in the head immediately before the detonation, McMahill said.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 2 Jan. 2025
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Jim Clash, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
The source said there had been subsequent detonations at the Bryansk chemical plant as well as a large fire.
—Reuters, NBC News, 14 Jan. 2025
Such language also represents the premature detonation of a rhetorical nuclear option, leaving Pritzker nowhere to go should evidence evolve to make that a fair comparison.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2025
The the driver shot themselves in the head immediately before the detonation, McMahill said.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Detonation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detonation. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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