Blast
Set off
Set off verb - To cause to function.
Both terms in one sentence
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Gabe could have just pushed Victor out of the way to avoid the blast from the grenade he set off.
Source: Stupid Sacrifice -
Neo's elevator firebomb somehow manages to set off every sprinkler in the building, drenching the Agents (several stories above the blast) at a dramatically opportune moment.
Source: Telepathic Sprinklers -
While computer simulations have taken the place of most nuclear tests, there's still the occasional need to set off a very large blast to test equipment and architecture in the real world.
Source: Big Bulky Bomb
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