1
: a nuclear weapon
2
: a nuclear-powered electric generating station
nuked; nuking
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Verb
a pretty sizable piece of real estate would be nuked if an asteroid struck
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Carrie A. Lee, Foreign Affairs, 19 Nov. 2024
It is estimated that Pyongyang has roughly 50 nukes and possesses fissile material for up to 90 warheads, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) said in June.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
Daniel R. Russel, Foreign Affairs, 12 June 2018
The big picture: Manchin served as a serious check on President Biden's congressional plans — blocking efforts to nuke the filibuster and forcing a spending limit on the Build Back Better plan.
—Justin Green, Axios, 27 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Iran possessing nukes represents an existential threat to Israel’s security in a way that terror groups—despite their horrific actions—simply never did.
—Carrie A. Lee, Foreign Affairs, 19 Nov. 2024
It is estimated that Pyongyang has roughly 50 nukes and possesses fissile material for up to 90 warheads, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) said in June.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
Verb
South Koreans, who would bear the brunt of U.S. retaliation, were skittish about a military option even when Kim was threatening to nuke them over the deployment of the missile defense system known as Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, or THAAD.
—Daniel R. Russel, Foreign Affairs, 12 June 2018
The big picture: Manchin served as a serious check on President Biden's congressional plans — blocking efforts to nuke the filibuster and forcing a spending limit on the Build Back Better plan.
—Justin Green, Axios, 27 Oct. 2024
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“Nuke.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nuke. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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