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Recent Examples of nuclear
Offer Empathy and Compassion Another sobering statistic is that 88% to 61% of people are fearful of everything from job loss and inflation to climate change, hacking, nuclear war and information war, according to Edelman.
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Tracy Brower, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Downtrodden ultra-nerd janitor Melvin Ferd (Mark Torgl) takes a tumble into a massive vat of nuclear waste and becomes the titular crime-busting monster (Mitch Cohen) — part Superman, part Swamp Thing, completely toxic.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 13 Sep. 2025
These black holes are born when massive stars reach the end of their nuclear fuel and can no longer support themselves against their own inward gravitational pull.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Then there were his attacks on nuclear sites in Iran and his constant threats to send troops to root out cartels in Mexico.
—Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 12 Sep. 2025
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Tracy Brower, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Downtrodden ultra-nerd janitor Melvin Ferd (Mark Torgl) takes a tumble into a massive vat of nuclear waste and becomes the titular crime-busting monster (Mitch Cohen) — part Superman, part Swamp Thing, completely toxic.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 13 Sep. 2025
These black holes are born when massive stars reach the end of their nuclear fuel and can no longer support themselves against their own inward gravitational pull.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Then there were his attacks on nuclear sites in Iran and his constant threats to send troops to root out cartels in Mexico.
—Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 12 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nuclear
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Investigators linked Perkins to the crime through surveillance, text messages, and ballistic evidence.—
KC Baker,
People.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The type of air defenses NATO would use to intercept a large-scale drone attack is different from how the alliance would take out incoming ballistic or cruise missiles.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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This has unintended consequences when both Batel and Spock share a vision that sends Spock into a berserk rage.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
31 July 2025
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But that was before Watkins suffered a season-ending ACL tear and before UConn star Paige Bueckers went absolutely berserk, scoring 40 in the Sweet 16.—
Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Mar. 2025
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Brown's attorneys had said Brown could at times appear psychotic.—
Kevin Grasha,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
5 Sep. 2025
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Psychologists and psychiatrists are scrambling to better understand how use of chatbots can fuel delusions and drive psychotic episodes.—
Amy Feldman,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Which brings us to a simple but crucial mental shift underlying the trend.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Once boot camp begins, however, Isaiah's mental state becomes more and more unhinged from reality.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 Sep. 2025
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The key figure turns out to be Alex’s mysterious Aunt Gladys, played in full psycho-biddy drag by Amy Madigan.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
8 Aug. 2025
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The character Kracht sets off on a sentimental road trip with his demented, aging mother, who is also addicted to both drugs and alcohol.—
The Know,
Denver Post,
17 Aug. 2025
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Here, portrayed by a wonderfully demented Nicholas Hoult, Luthor contains unmistakable echoes of figures like Mark Zuckerberg or Jeff Bezos, men whose bearing or mien don’t quite sit within the same reality as the rest of us and are consequently bent on bending that reality to their image.—
Derek Robertson,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Aug. 2025
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“Nuclear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nuclear. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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