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Dynamite

/dˈaɪnəˌmaɪt/
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(noun) A class of explosives made from nitroglycerine in an absorbent medium such as kieselguhr, used in mining and blasting.

The dynamite went off with a bang.
We blew up a huge rock with dynamite.
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The ____ went off with a bang.

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