as in explosion
the act or an instance of exploding
there was a series of detonations around the base of the condemned building, causing it to come crashing down in a matter of minutes
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Recent Examples of detonation
Seventeen years after Plowshare’s genesis, Rio Blanco marked the very last underground detonation.
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Literary Hub, 11 June 2025
The 30,000-pound bomb consists of steel, explosive and a fuse programmed to a specific detonation time.
—Arkansas Online, 27 June 2025
The 30,000-pound bomb is comprised of steel, explosive and a fuse programmed to a specific detonation time.
—Staff and Wire Reports, Boston Herald, 26 June 2025
The detonations, sometimes multiple times a day for weeks in a row, clearly weren’t legal.
—Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 June 2025
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Literary Hub, 11 June 2025
The 30,000-pound bomb consists of steel, explosive and a fuse programmed to a specific detonation time.
—Arkansas Online, 27 June 2025
The 30,000-pound bomb is comprised of steel, explosive and a fuse programmed to a specific detonation time.
—Staff and Wire Reports, Boston Herald, 26 June 2025
The detonations, sometimes multiple times a day for weeks in a row, clearly weren’t legal.
—Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for detonation
Noun
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The road closures and evacuation orders around the Esparto fireworks explosion site were lifted on Friday, allowing a closer look at the site where seven people were killed in the July 1 blast.—
Nathaniel Levine,
Sacbee.com,
19 July 2025
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The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department has identified the three deputies killed in Friday’s training facility explosion at an East Los Angeles County training site.—
Christina Shaw,
FOXNews.com,
19 July 2025
Noun
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On July 9, USGS said the most recent eruption had ended.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA Today,
14 July 2025
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It is believed that in most cases, the eruption completely destroys the white dwarf.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
2 July 2025
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“Detonation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detonation. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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