: a small missile that contains an explosive or a chemical agent (such as tear gas, a flame producer, or a smoke producer) and that is thrown by hand or projected (as by a rifle or special launcher)
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This season, Talladega Superspeedway is the third-to-last race — which means if the schedule remains the same, then Talladega (a chaos grenade of a race) would be in the championship round of a three-race playoff.
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Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 31 July 2025
They’re treated like a hostile force—no crowd-control measures, no tear gas—just live fire with everything imaginable: heavy machine guns, grenade launchers, mortars. . . .
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 28 July 2025
American aid workers injured The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation said the two American aid workers were injured on Saturday morning when assailants threw grenades at a distribution site in Khan Yunis.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2025
The Milwaukee Bucks just threw a chaos grenade into the NBA free-agent pool.
—Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
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Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 31 July 2025
They’re treated like a hostile force—no crowd-control measures, no tear gas—just live fire with everything imaginable: heavy machine guns, grenade launchers, mortars. . . .
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 28 July 2025
American aid workers injured The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation said the two American aid workers were injured on Saturday morning when assailants threw grenades at a distribution site in Khan Yunis.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2025
The Milwaukee Bucks just threw a chaos grenade into the NBA free-agent pool.
—Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
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“Grenade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grenade. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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grenade
noun
gre·nade
grə-ˈnād 
: a small bomb that is thrown by hand or launched (as by a rifle)
Etymology
from early French grenade, granade "pomegranate, grenade," from Latin granata "pomegranate," derived from Latin granatus "seedy," from granum "grain, seed" — related to garnet, grain, pomegranate see Word History at garnet
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