as in submarine
a large sandwich on a long split roll
that deli's torpedoes are big enough to serve two people
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On March 29, the day the Yankees stirred the baseball world into a torpedo bat frenzy, Aaron Judge hit three homers in the first four innings.
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Zack Meisel, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
This is the ballpark where the torpedo bats originally cracked and echoed, and New York starts Friday with gaudy offensive numbers (second in runs per game and on-base percentage, tied with the Dodgers for most homers).
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
Some said the torpedo bats should be banned, and others denounced the Yankees for breaking the rules.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2025
The quote, from a Deadspin article , refers to the torpedo bats many players on the New York Yankees are using.
—Alex Sherman, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2025
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Zack Meisel, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
This is the ballpark where the torpedo bats originally cracked and echoed, and New York starts Friday with gaudy offensive numbers (second in runs per game and on-base percentage, tied with the Dodgers for most homers).
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
Some said the torpedo bats should be banned, and others denounced the Yankees for breaking the rules.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2025
The quote, from a Deadspin article , refers to the torpedo bats many players on the New York Yankees are using.
—Alex Sherman, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for torpedo
submarine
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The submersible, like a submarine, is meant to take people under water, but is smaller and less self-sufficient than military-grade submarines.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
24 May 2025
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Russian President Vladimir Putin visits a nuclear submarine base March 26, 2025, in Murmansk, Russia.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
23 May 2025
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“Torpedo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/torpedo. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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