atom-bomb
Americanverb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
Etymology
Origin of atom-bomb
First recorded in 1940–45
Example Sentences
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The first phase involved determining if he predated the "nuclear age", which began in 1945 when the US first tested the atom bomb in New Mexico, the coroner heard.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
So he was not dealing with ordinary, day-to-day stuff, let alone whether you should pursue an atom bomb.
From Slate • Mar. 11, 2026
Knowing she’ll lose the ability to pick a side cast her back into the fight, and with an atom bomb that the hive mind, by its endlessly giving nature, had to provide.
From Salon • Dec. 29, 2025
Last month, American spy agencies told Congress, as well as foreign allies, that Mr. Putin might deploy and use an atom bomb in space that could disable thousands of satellites.
From New York Times • Mar. 6, 2024
“Do I really have the atom bomb disease?”
From "Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes" by Eleanor Coerr
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