explosive
/ɛkˈsploʊsɪv/ noun B2- Any explosive substance.
- A plosive.
Plural explosives
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Workers used simple hand tools and explosives to carve tunnels through solid granite.
Because bobsledding requires an explosive start, they recruited top sprinters from the Jamaican military.
This newfound mobility rapidly catalyzed the explosive proliferation of suburban enclaves, forever changing the demographic contours of the American populace.
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