carpet-bomb
verb
car·pet-bomb
ˈkär-pət-ˌbäm 
variants
or carpet bomb
carpet-bombed or carpet bombed; carpet-bombing or carpet bombing; carpet-bombs or carpet bombs
1
: to drop large numbers of bombs so as to cause uniform devastation over (a given area)
2
: to bombard repeatedly, widely, or excessively
carpet-bomb the country with advertising
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Major labels had the marketing resources and relationships to carpet-bomb these formats, sending listeners scrambling to cough up cash for records or CDs or downloads.
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Elias Leight, Billboard, 16 May 2025
The magazine helped launch Bob Marley into global superstardom, championed Jimi Hendrix and Diana Ross, stood up for hip-hop in the early Nineties, when politicians tried to carpet-bomb it, and put Tina Turner on the cover of its second issue ever.
—Noah Shachtman, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2023
Sackler’s masterstroke was to market drugs directly to doctors, first through carpet-bomb ads in medical journals, then relentless sales calls upon physicians.
—Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 1 July 2023
Being able to carpet-bomb the electorate with political ads on Mediaset, while also wielding influence on RAI’s news channels, also helped.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 13 June 2023
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Elias Leight, Billboard, 16 May 2025
The magazine helped launch Bob Marley into global superstardom, championed Jimi Hendrix and Diana Ross, stood up for hip-hop in the early Nineties, when politicians tried to carpet-bomb it, and put Tina Turner on the cover of its second issue ever.
—Noah Shachtman, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2023
Sackler’s masterstroke was to market drugs directly to doctors, first through carpet-bomb ads in medical journals, then relentless sales calls upon physicians.
—Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 1 July 2023
Being able to carpet-bomb the electorate with political ads on Mediaset, while also wielding influence on RAI’s news channels, also helped.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 13 June 2023
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“Carpet-bomb.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carpet-bomb. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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