detonate
verb (used without object)
to explode with suddenness and violence.
has detonated
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present perfectof detonate (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The Barbie industrial complex has detonated, coating the planet in pink, sparkly fallout.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 20, 2023
Others believe it needs to showcase a tactical, battlefield nuclear device, rather than the strategic, large-yield warheads it has detonated thus far.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 13, 2023
A World War Two bomb found in Great Yarmouth has detonated while work was being done to defuse it, police have confirmed.
From BBC ● Feb. 10, 2023
None of the devices has detonated, and no injuries have been reported.
From Reuters ● Oct. 26, 2018
After many of its 2016 missile launches failed, Pyongyang has in recent months accelerated its testing of medium-range and long-range missiles, and has detonated what it claims was a hydrogen bomb.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 25, 2017
