1
: a thickener consisting of a mixture of aluminum soaps used in jelling gasoline (as for incendiary bombs)
2
: fuel jelled with napalm
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Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Jan. 2025
The Associated Press denied that its iconic photo of a naked Vietnamese girl running from a napalm attack was not taken by one of its photographers as a new documentary claims.
—Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 27 Jan. 2025
Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 June 2022
That bridge was napalmed with Antonio Brown’s gameday tweet on Robert Kraft.
—Albert Breer, SI.com, 3 Oct. 2019
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Noun
Ut has long been known as the man behind the image emblazoned on the collective brain — the nine-year-old Kim Phuc running from the napalm attack in the nearby town of Trang Bang, her skin burning off from the chemical weapon.
—Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Jan. 2025
The Associated Press denied that its iconic photo of a naked Vietnamese girl running from a napalm attack was not taken by one of its photographers as a new documentary claims.
—Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 27 Jan. 2025
Verb
In 1980, the United Nations banned the use of weapons like napalm against civilians, but these regulations don’t apply on the battlefield.
—Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 June 2022
That bridge was napalmed with Antonio Brown’s gameday tweet on Robert Kraft.
—Albert Breer, SI.com, 3 Oct. 2019
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“Napalm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/napalm. Accessed 7 Feb. 2025.
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