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Recent Examples of nonexplosive
In 2019, deputies designing active shooter training in Marina del Rey accidentally started a fire while testing a flashbang trainer, a nonexplosive version of a flashbang, or stun grenade.
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Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2024
The 25-pound missile was nonexplosive.
—Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2022
Reykjanes Peninsula was forecast well in advance, fully expected to be nonexplosive and nonthreatening, and seemed likely to be confined to uninhabited valleys.
—Robin George Andrews, The Atlantic, 18 Oct. 2021
The highest level of tejo in Colombia is the National Federation of Tejo, and there's a now a separate federation responsible for bringing tejo -- albeit a miniature, nonexplosive version -- into schools, as well as a move to involve seniors.
—Lucy Sherriff, CNN, 8 Sep. 2021
So imagine the excitement on April 7, when more than 200 physicists from seven countries convened on a Zoom call for a kind of nonexplosive gender-reveal party.
—Virginia Heffernan, Wired, 18 May 2021
All very innocent — moving lawn furniture a block down the street, soaping windows, leaving stink bombs on porches (homemade, nonchemical, nonexplosive types) and moving outhouses.
—John Kelly, Washington Post, 30 Oct. 2019
Most of its activity has been nonexplosive, but a 1924 eruption spewed ash and 10-ton (9-metric ton) rocks into the sky, leaving one man dead.
—Amy Lieu, Lucia I. Suarez Sang, Fox News, 2 Oct. 2018
Moody Air Force Base in central Georgia said in a news release that there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage after the 25-pound, nonexplosive training munitions were dropped Monday afternoon by an A-10C Thunderbolt II jet.
—USA TODAY, 3 July 2019
Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2024
The 25-pound missile was nonexplosive.
—Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2022
Reykjanes Peninsula was forecast well in advance, fully expected to be nonexplosive and nonthreatening, and seemed likely to be confined to uninhabited valleys.
—Robin George Andrews, The Atlantic, 18 Oct. 2021
The highest level of tejo in Colombia is the National Federation of Tejo, and there's a now a separate federation responsible for bringing tejo -- albeit a miniature, nonexplosive version -- into schools, as well as a move to involve seniors.
—Lucy Sherriff, CNN, 8 Sep. 2021
So imagine the excitement on April 7, when more than 200 physicists from seven countries convened on a Zoom call for a kind of nonexplosive gender-reveal party.
—Virginia Heffernan, Wired, 18 May 2021
All very innocent — moving lawn furniture a block down the street, soaping windows, leaving stink bombs on porches (homemade, nonchemical, nonexplosive types) and moving outhouses.
—John Kelly, Washington Post, 30 Oct. 2019
Most of its activity has been nonexplosive, but a 1924 eruption spewed ash and 10-ton (9-metric ton) rocks into the sky, leaving one man dead.
—Amy Lieu, Lucia I. Suarez Sang, Fox News, 2 Oct. 2018
Moody Air Force Base in central Georgia said in a news release that there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage after the 25-pound, nonexplosive training munitions were dropped Monday afternoon by an A-10C Thunderbolt II jet.
—USA TODAY, 3 July 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonexplosive
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Either way, there aren’t enough nonflammable late-inning options, which presents a problem in two ways.Aaron Gleeman, The Athletic, 22 Aug. 2024
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The gold standard is to have only nonflammable material in Zone 1.Bryce Young Christopher Moran, WIRED, 20 July 2024
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Even simple efforts, such as creating a 5-foot noncombustible buffer around the home, installing screens on vents, and maintaining decks and yards, can make homes safer.Mike Zukerman, The Mercury News, 27 July 2024
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Such wood can be used in place of those noncombustible materials in exterior walls, according to Escobar and a review of state and international building codes.Gordon Rago, Charlotte Observer, 16 Apr. 2024
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The Tribune claimed its four-story building constructed of stone, brick and iron at the southeast corner of Dearborn and Madison streets was incombustible.Chicago Tribune staff, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2022
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The Chicago Tribune claimed its four-story building constructed of stone, brick and iron at the southeast corner of Dearborn and Madison streets was incombustible.Kori Rumore, chicagotribune.com, 1 Oct. 2021
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Its silhouette is lean, almost balletic in line, and built from the fireproof sneakers worn by Formula 1 Drivers in the 1980s.Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 28 Oct. 2024
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The plug uses a splash-proof design and is made of fireproof materials.BestReviews, The Mercury News, 27 Sep. 2024
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“Nonexplosive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonexplosive. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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