as in barrages
a rapid or overwhelming outpouring of many things at once
the bombardment of so many instructions meant that I missed some of the information
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Recent Examples of bombardments
Hundreds have been arrested in countries across the Gulf region, according to the United Nations’ high commissioner for human rights, some on allegations of expressing sympathies for Iran’s attacks and for posting images of Iranian bombardments to social media.
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Jane Lytvynenko, NBC news, 17 Apr. 2026
The commitments came as Kyiv warned of escalating Russian bombardments and urgently pressed for more air defenses.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026
In Tyre, a city on Lebanon’s coast, near-daily bombardments by Israel have killed and injured civilians, and left many searching for shelter.
—Jeanna Smialek David Guttenfelder Nanna Heitmann Serge Schmemann, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2026
Iran closed the vital trade route in response to heavy Israeli bombardments on Lebanon, Iran’s semi-official Fars News Agency reported.
—Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2026
Another detailed taking sleeping pills to get through nightly bombardments, and said people worry about power, gas and water cuts.
—Compiled Bydemocrat-Gazette Stafffrom Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 7 Apr. 2026
Russia on Tuesday fired almost 1,000 drones and 34 missiles at Ukraine in one of the war’s biggest bombardments.
—ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
Speaking from the eastern Turkish-Iranian border Tuesday, Iranians spoke about hearing heavy bombardments, especially in Tehran.
—Npr Staff, NPR, 24 Mar. 2026
As the bombardments intensified and expanded to more neighborhoods, the question of whether to leave permeated every conversation that Hadi had with his friends.
—Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026
Jane Lytvynenko, NBC news, 17 Apr. 2026
The commitments came as Kyiv warned of escalating Russian bombardments and urgently pressed for more air defenses.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026
In Tyre, a city on Lebanon’s coast, near-daily bombardments by Israel have killed and injured civilians, and left many searching for shelter.
—Jeanna Smialek David Guttenfelder Nanna Heitmann Serge Schmemann, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2026
Iran closed the vital trade route in response to heavy Israeli bombardments on Lebanon, Iran’s semi-official Fars News Agency reported.
—Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2026
Another detailed taking sleeping pills to get through nightly bombardments, and said people worry about power, gas and water cuts.
—Compiled Bydemocrat-Gazette Stafffrom Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 7 Apr. 2026
Russia on Tuesday fired almost 1,000 drones and 34 missiles at Ukraine in one of the war’s biggest bombardments.
—ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
Speaking from the eastern Turkish-Iranian border Tuesday, Iranians spoke about hearing heavy bombardments, especially in Tehran.
—Npr Staff, NPR, 24 Mar. 2026
As the bombardments intensified and expanded to more neighborhoods, the question of whether to leave permeated every conversation that Hadi had with his friends.
—Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bombardments
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On Saturday, Moscow pummeled the central city of Dnipro and other areas for more than twenty hours with barrages of missiles and drones, killing at least seven people.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2026
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During the most recent war, videos circulated online of construction workers from China who filmed themselves stranded high in the air during missile barrages, afraid and without protection.—
Theia Chatelle,
Sun Sentinel,
27 Apr. 2026
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The latest flurries that dusted parts of the Sierra Nevada this week are unlikely to do much to ease California’s snow drought.—
Chaewon Chung,
Sacbee.com,
22 Apr. 2026
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As the rain and snow fall, flurries can melt, mix together and refreeze just before hitting the ground, according to Jackson Macfarlane, a meteorologist with the weather service’s Boise office.—
Hali Smith
April 14,
Idaho Statesman,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Bombardments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bombardments. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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