stun grenade
noun
plural stun grenades
: an explosive device that produces a blinding flash of light and a sudden, loud noise : flash-bang
After initially holding back, the police fired stun grenades, tear gas and hard sponge bullets and sent in officers on horseback, prompting demonstrators to accuse them of the kind of police brutality that they had turned out to protest in the first place.—
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San Diego city officials denounced the operation and questioned the use of rifles and stun grenades for a worksite enforcement raid, which ultimately led to the public’s response.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025
Video from the scene showed security inside the site throwing what appeared to be stun grenades at Palestinians waiting for food outside.
—Mohammad Al Sawalhi, CNN Money, 29 May 2025
Three years later, a mobile trailer caught fire during a training exercise, when a non-explosive device used to simulate a stun grenade started a fire that engulfed the trailer.
—Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2025
Agents then used a stun grenade, and he eventually was pulled out of the residence.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025
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Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025
Video from the scene showed security inside the site throwing what appeared to be stun grenades at Palestinians waiting for food outside.
—Mohammad Al Sawalhi, CNN Money, 29 May 2025
Three years later, a mobile trailer caught fire during a training exercise, when a non-explosive device used to simulate a stun grenade started a fire that engulfed the trailer.
—Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2025
Agents then used a stun grenade, and he eventually was pulled out of the residence.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Stun grenade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stun%20grenade. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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