ambushment

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
  • State investigators allege that Pusser staged an August 12, 1967, pre-dawn ambush that killed his wife, Pauline.
    Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
  • After her attempts to fight the dog off failed, Pasamanick decided to bite the pitbull’s neck, resulting in the dog eventually stopping the ambush.
    Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • And now Google warns that Chrome is under attack, issuing an emergency update and a recommendation to upgrade all desktop browsers immediately.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Ukrainian defense forces took down the 230-foot (70 meters) antenna dish to prevent Russian forces from using it to guide attacks on its territory.
    Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In 2016, when Bad Bunny first emerged, he was identified with a style known as Latin trap, a woozy and thudding hybrid that owes something to American hip-hop.
    Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 17 Sep. 2025
  • There’s one more Medicare trap to consider that applies regardless of your election for Original Medicare or Medicare Advantage.
    Steve Vernon, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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“Ambushment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ambushment. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.

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