weapon of mass destruction

noun phrase

: a weapon that can destroy entire buildings, cities, etc.

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Carroll and Page are also charged with one count of conspiracy to use a weapon of mass destruction. Paris Barraza, USA Today, 23 Dec. 2025 And so now his administration is calling fentanyl a weapon of mass destruction. ABC News, 21 Dec. 2025 Experts also say fentanyl would be difficult to use as a weapon of mass destruction. Brian Mann, NPR, 15 Dec. 2025 President Donald Trump signed an executive order marking fentanyl a weapon of mass destruction on Monday, escalating his war against drug trafficking during his second administration. Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 15 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for weapon of mass destruction

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“Weapon of mass destruction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weapon%20of%20mass%20destruction. Accessed 1 Jan. 2026.

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