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defusing

Noun

Meaning

the act of deactivating or making ineffective (as a bomb)

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I think it's kinda nice.' And I did. my mom isn't famous for her pies. No, she's famous for defusing a nuclear device in Brussels with only a pair of cuticle scissors and a ponytail holder. Somehow, at the moment, pies seemed cooler. Ally Carter

As the concentration of the gas has to wither away, it is not safe for the evacuees to return for two more days and the defusing material is being transported from Gujarat. Source: Internet

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma, who is also the NPP supremo, along with the saffron party’s pointsman in the northeast Himanta Biswa Sarma, also played an active role in defusing the situation. Source: Internet

Fake defusing is a very effective way of luring out enemies that are under covers. Source: Internet

The comedy legend served in World War II as a combat engineer, defusing land mines as a corporal in the 1104 Engineer Combat Division. Source: Internet

By noon Sunday, authorities hoped to begin with the defusing operations. Source: Internet

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