heavy artillery

noun

: a more powerful version of something
His first argument didn't work, so he changed his approach and brought out the heavy artillery.

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Once the war in Ukraine began, in February 2022, the Russian military faced a severe shortage of heavy artillery shells. Andrei Lankov, Foreign Affairs, 8 July 2025 Before the current war, it was involved in peacekeeping operations in Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Lebanon, and it is known for winning battles with infantry vehicles and heavy artillery. Nataliya Gumenyuk, The Atlantic, 27 May 2025 Last summer, an Aurora apartment complex was at the center of the TdA gang takeover controversy after a viral video showed heavily armed gang members taking over an apartment by busting down the door with heavy artillery. Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2025 Dragons soar, razing the air and ground as heavy artillery fire rains. Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 15 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for heavy artillery

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“Heavy artillery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heavy%20artillery. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

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