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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The recorded data were then used in a computer model to scale up the effects on a much larger object using much higher energy levels, like experienced during the detonation of a one-megaton bomb (a relatively small nuclear device).
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David Bressan, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
The Tooele Army Depot apologized over its detonation operations heard by residents across the Salt Lake Valley.
—Axios Salt Lake City, Axios, 23 Sep. 2024
At least 14 people were killed and hundreds more hurt following Wednesday's detonations, said the Lebanese Health Ministry.
—Rafi Schwartz, theweek, 20 Sep. 2024
The explosions of hundreds of pagers used by Hezbollah members in Lebanon and Syria on Tuesday and the detonation of a second wave of electronic devices a day later remain a mystery, though experts are calling the deadly blasts a sophisticated attack that likely took months of planning.
—Anders Hagstrom, Fox News, 19 Sep. 2024
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David Bressan, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
The Tooele Army Depot apologized over its detonation operations heard by residents across the Salt Lake Valley.
—Axios Salt Lake City, Axios, 23 Sep. 2024
At least 14 people were killed and hundreds more hurt following Wednesday's detonations, said the Lebanese Health Ministry.
—Rafi Schwartz, theweek, 20 Sep. 2024
The explosions of hundreds of pagers used by Hezbollah members in Lebanon and Syria on Tuesday and the detonation of a second wave of electronic devices a day later remain a mystery, though experts are calling the deadly blasts a sophisticated attack that likely took months of planning.
—Anders Hagstrom, Fox News, 19 Sep. 2024
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“Detonation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detonation. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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