Phrase guide
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Sound
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noun
The neutralization of an incoming munition by avoiding it rather than destroying it.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: government, military, politics, war
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A murder that does not leave behind any physical evidence, because the perpetrator carried out the crime by using their bare hands, as opposed to a weapon.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic, uncountable
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
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