as in surprise
something that makes a strong impression because it is so unexpected
discovering that I had a long-lost sister was an absolute bombshell
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Recent Examples of bombshell
And the headline bombshells continue in the who-did-what-when mortgage dustups.
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Susan Tompor, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
Sydney arrived as a bombshell on Day 6.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 23 Sep. 2025
And the headline bombshells continue in the who-did-what-when mortgage dustups.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Several Islanders from the most recent season of Love Island USA will appear in Love Island Games, including Season 7 bombshells Andreina Santos, Charlie Georgiou and Casa Amor's Christopher Seeley.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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Susan Tompor, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
Sydney arrived as a bombshell on Day 6.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 23 Sep. 2025
And the headline bombshells continue in the who-did-what-when mortgage dustups.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Several Islanders from the most recent season of Love Island USA will appear in Love Island Games, including Season 7 bombshells Andreina Santos, Charlie Georgiou and Casa Amor's Christopher Seeley.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bombshell
Noun
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This path has been full of surprises for Russell, who did not originally intend to be a singer and in fact put studied with the iconic Katherine Dunham’s dance academy as a youth.—
Duante Beddingfield,
Freep.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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There were no major surprises for TCU football on its injury availability report for Kansas State after head coach Sonny Dykes revealed starting offensive lineman Ryan Hughes was out for the year on Tuesday.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Oct. 2025
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When the initial wave of shock wore off this morning that Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson are touring as Rush next year, most fans turned their attention to who will be taking on the absurdly difficult task of replacing the late Neil Peart behind the kit.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
6 Oct. 2025
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Friends reacted in shock to the audacity of the man.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Oct. 2025
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Seiya Suzuki's three-run home run in the top of the first inning gave Chicago a huge early jolt in its quest to even the series with the rival Milwaukee Brewers at a game apiece.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025
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Diaz is a jolt of electricity that has charged that group to a frenetic level.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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So what Dallas Wilson did Saturday — somehow showing up his freshman counterpart by setting almost every record for a UF debut (think receiving yards, receptions and receiving touchdowns, to name a few) — was a revelation in Gainesville.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
9 Oct. 2025
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Grisham was a revelation in the regular season and a major reason the Yankees had 94 wins, but signing him to a long-term contract seems ill-advised.—
Chris Kirschner,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Bombshell.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bombshell. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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