heavy artillery

noun

: a more powerful version of something

His first argument didn't work, so he changed his approach and brought out the heavy artillery.

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What if 2 million or so took the deal and walked? President Trump's executive solutions are the equivalent of doing precision surgery with heavy artillery. —

Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025 Serious injuries caused by heavy artillery have increased. —

Ruth MacLean, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025 Representatives from each of the Army’s seventeen branches had assembled with rifles, heavy artillery, and helicopters, to recruit cadets. —

Adam Iscoe, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024 Greedo inquires on the status of a potential linkup on this syrupy rap ballad, as the West Coast rep drops rhymes about riding with heavy artillery while accompanied by a romantic companions. —

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