: 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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The soldiers were first hit by a grenade hurled through a sniper hole in the wall, and then an IED exploded outside the building, gravely injuring medic and sniper Elliott Miller (Cosmo Jarvis), to whom the movie is dedicated, and leading petty officer Joe Hildebrand, renamed Sam (Joseph Quinn).
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Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 12 Apr. 2025
The trailer shows Powell jumping down elevator shafts, getting shot at, tossing grenades, and giving the finger to the floating cameras that record his progress for the show's bloodthirsty viewers.
—EW.com, 3 Apr. 2025
The directors keep the tension humming quietly through the initial period of silence and waiting, then dial it way up when people hurriedly leave the marketplace just before jihadists lob a grenade through a sniper hole, signaling the start of a sustained attack.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 28 Mar. 2025
Rock’s talent includes shooting down German fighter planes with a single submachine gun and tossing grenades with great accuracy.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 17 Mar. 2025
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Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 12 Apr. 2025
The trailer shows Powell jumping down elevator shafts, getting shot at, tossing grenades, and giving the finger to the floating cameras that record his progress for the show's bloodthirsty viewers.
—EW.com, 3 Apr. 2025
The directors keep the tension humming quietly through the initial period of silence and waiting, then dial it way up when people hurriedly leave the marketplace just before jihadists lob a grenade through a sniper hole, signaling the start of a sustained attack.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 28 Mar. 2025
Rock’s talent includes shooting down German fighter planes with a single submachine gun and tossing grenades with great accuracy.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 17 Mar. 2025
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“Grenade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grenade. Accessed 23 Apr. 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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