: a small missile that contains an explosive or a chemical agent (such as tear gas, a flame producer, or a smoke producer) and that is thrown by hand or projected (as by a rifle or special launcher)
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That, coupled with Florida’s politics – Cuban Americans are an important electoral force in the state and tend to strongly support Cuba’s inclusion on the terrorism list – made a change in the nation’s designation an electoral grenade.
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Jason M. Blazakis, The Conversation, 16 Jan. 2025
Since Moscow's full-scale invasion began in February 2022, women have begun serving in the Armed Forces as drivers, grenade launchers, BMP fighting vehicle commanders, deputy commanders of reconnaissance groups, machine-gunners and snipers.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
Security footage shows one officer pointing a grenade or tear-gas launcher at rioters’ heads as members of Congress rush down a nearby staircase, slipping on the fire extinguisher residue that coats the stairs.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2025
Ukraine has said the chemical weapons used by Russia often include combat grenades equipped with the irritant chemical agents CS and CN.
—Anton Troianovski, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2024
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Jason M. Blazakis, The Conversation, 16 Jan. 2025
Since Moscow's full-scale invasion began in February 2022, women have begun serving in the Armed Forces as drivers, grenade launchers, BMP fighting vehicle commanders, deputy commanders of reconnaissance groups, machine-gunners and snipers.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
Security footage shows one officer pointing a grenade or tear-gas launcher at rioters’ heads as members of Congress rush down a nearby staircase, slipping on the fire extinguisher residue that coats the stairs.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2025
Ukraine has said the chemical weapons used by Russia often include combat grenades equipped with the irritant chemical agents CS and CN.
—Anton Troianovski, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Grenade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grenade. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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grenade
noun
gre·nade
grə-ˈnād 
: a small bomb that is thrown by hand or launched (as by a rifle)
Etymology
from early French grenade, granade "pomegranate, grenade," from Latin granata "pomegranate," derived from Latin granatus "seedy," from granum "grain, seed" — related to garnet, grain, pomegranate see Word History at garnet
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