explosive
adjective
tending or serving to explode.
explosives
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pluralof explosive.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Destroying explosives where they lie is not always the safest option.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
"The Germans are further ahead with this than we are in Denmark. They sometimes retrieve explosives from the wrecks and neutralize them, but doing so is very costly," she notes.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
Rescuers had to get through a tunnel blocked entirely by mud and rocks - some bigger than cars - and had to resort to using explosives to clear the way.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Nepali rescuers drilled, dug and used explosives on Sunday in a bid to reach dozens of hydropower workers believed trapped in tunnels swamped by flood debris, racing against time to find survivors.
From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026
How did a woman who crafted explosives for the Resistance end up a slave?
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
