How to pronounce detonate

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“detonate” in real sentences

82 clips in the index · 8 American · 1 British. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.

  1. >> it Thankfully, did not detonate.

    ABC News In-depth · hear it here

  2. already to detonate voted to detonate my side of this debate I would actually rather not

    Intelligence Squared · hear it here

  3. It doesn't detonate straight away.

    The Royal Institution · hear it here

  4. And you detonate the second one.

    The Diary Of A CEO · hear it here

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