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The phrase "are detonated by a" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts discussing explosions, detonations, or triggering mechanisms, often in scientific or technical writing.
Example: "The explosives are detonated by a remote control device to ensure safety."
Alternatives: "are triggered by a" or "are activated by a".
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Will the rich Hollywood scion with the engagement ring in his pocket wind up giving it to Jessica, his actress girlfriend, whose petulant insecurities are detonated by a run-in with one of her high school classmates?
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We don't know yet if it was detonated by a timer or by remote control".
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Eye-witnesses said that a car packed with explosives parked in front of the bank, guarded by UN peacekeeping troops, before being detonated by a suicide bomber.
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The AT-2 is sensitive enough to be detonated by a person stumbling over it or even, at times, by the proximity of a person.
"We already found parts of the bomb, and it was detonated by a cellphone," Geary Barias, the Manila police chief, told reporters.
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