detonating
- present participle of detonate.
Example Sentences
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The drone, designed by Perennial Autonomy, a company backed by former Google CEO and billionaire Eric Schmidt using Ukrainian engineers, destroys other drones by detonating close by and has proven popular in Ukraine.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
If your goal is to save money on taxes, detonating the tax torpedo is not ideal.
From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026
Earlier this month, Dutch officials said they thought four youths arrested on suspicion of detonating an explosive device outside a Rotterdam synagogue might have been recruited by Iran.
From Barron's • Mar. 28, 2026
Each round is about 2 feet long and essentially a very big bullet, made of up a detonating fuse, projectile, propellant and primer.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 20, 2025
It intercepted the cannonball midair, detonating a massive fireball.
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
