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torpedoed

  • past participle
    of torpedo.
    torpedo
    noun
    a self-propelled, cigar-shaped missile containing explosives and often equipped with a homing device, launched from a submarine or other warship, for destroying surface vessels or other submarines.
  • past tense form
    of torpedo.
    torpedo
    noun
    a self-propelled, cigar-shaped missile containing explosives and often equipped with a homing device, launched from a submarine or other warship, for destroying surface vessels or other submarines.

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Less than a year ago, the regents torpedoed a plan by the Big Ten Conference to spin off its assets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

“USC’s conduct not only ended Baker-Mazara’s college career prematurely, it torpedoed his promising prospects of playing at the next level,” the lawsuit reads.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026

During World War II, a British cargo ship torpedoed by a German U-boat sank nearly 3 miles under the Atlantic.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

The Iranian warship Iris Dena was given permission by India to dock three days before it was torpedoed by a US submarine, India has said.

From BBC ● Mar. 9, 2026

But on that same day a Norwegian tanker, headed for Willemstad, was torpedoed off Curacao, and fear again swept over the old city.

From "The Cay" by Theodore Taylor