smart bomb
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of smart bomb
First recorded in 1970–75
Example Sentences
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“It’s still the most subversive comedy in ages, a smart bomb that obliterates its intended target.”
From Washington Times ● Dec. 3, 2023
Where to start with Olivia Rodrigo’s smart bomb of a new single?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2023
“Military technology promised a clean-cut, video game-like war. It was going to be a new model for war; get a smart bomb, search out your target and you’re done, but that’s not what happened.”
From The Guardian ● Nov. 1, 2019
The Predator drone, the first “unmanned aerial vehicle” to carry both a video camera and a smart bomb, was developed during the Clinton administration.
From Slate ● Oct. 4, 2011
John Rossi, a molecular biologist at the Beckman Research Institute of the City of Hope in Duarte, California, a lead author on the paper, describes the molecule as a smart bomb.
From Scientific American ● Jan. 20, 2011
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