ambushment

Definition of ambushmentnext
as in ambush
a setup in which hidden attackers lie in wait ambushments were a constant threat to travelers along the road to London

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Noun
  • That limits its Washington coverage to walk-and-talk interviews on the sidewalks outside the Capitol or in the hallways of public office buildings — a feature of its ambush-style celebrity interviews.
    ABC News, ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
  • His death was later determined to have resulted from friendly fire during an ambush on his platoon.
    Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The Kings have prioritized defense for most of the past two decades, often playing a sticky, trapping style that doesn’t promote offensive creativity or attack.
    Greg Beacham, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2026
  • Severe is the second-highest rung on a five-point scale and means intelligence agencies consider an attack highly likely in the next six months.
    ABC News, ABC News, 1 May 2026
Noun
  • The Spain midfielder fed a superb pass forward to beat the hosts’ offside trap, and Fermín did the rest by firing past David Soria.
    ABC News, ABC News, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Methane traps around 80 times as much heat as CO2 over a 20-year horizon, making the emissions from a buildout of this scale difficult to quantify but impossible to ignore.
    Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 24 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Back barring a surprise Marco Kasper Kasper’s second NHL season didn’t go according to plan, with his production dropping from 37 points as a rookie to 19 this season.
    Max Bultman, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
  • The superstars’ set list didn’t deviate too far from their previous shows on the trek, but there were some surprises during the encore.
    Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 26 Apr. 2026
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“Ambushment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ambushment. Accessed 2 May. 2026.

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