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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of torpedo.

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Examples

  • Einer had been able to catch the word torpedoed, and the latitude and longitude where a ship had apparently gone down.

    Left to Die Dan Kurzman 1995

  • Einer had been able to catch the word torpedoed, and the latitude and longitude where a ship had apparently gone down.

    Left to Die Dan Kurzman 1995

  • McCain torpedoed any vestige of credibility he had when he knowingly considered putting know-nothing Palin a heartbeat away from the Presidency.

    McCain challenges Obama 2009

  • He adamantly refused to discuss the issue of Jerusalem prior to the Camp David summit, claiming that to do so would have "torpedoed" the prospects for success.

    Camp David and After: An Exchange (2. A Reply to Ehud Barak) Agha, Hussein 2002

  • South Korean sailors feared dead after navy ship 'torpedoed' off North Korea www. guardian.co.uk

    WN.com - Photown News 2010

  • Six people were flung from the van, including four children, one of whom was "torpedoed" from the vehicle, she said.

    Stuff.co.nz - Stuff 2010

  • South Korea looks to UN as row with North over 'torpedoed' ship escalates

    Blogrunner 2010

  • Six people were flung from the van, including four children, one of whom was "torpedoed" from the vehicle, she said.

    Stuff.co.nz - Stuff 2010

  • While the CSSD have "torpedoed" the public across-the-board, the ODS has prepared smart, accurately targeted missiles, Langer said.

    Prague Monitor 2010

  • South Korean sailors feared dead after navy ship 'torpedoed' off North Korea www. guardian.co.uk Drag to Playlist

    WN.com - Photown News 2010

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