as in bombarding
to attack with a rapid or overwhelming outpouring of many things at once
the star athlete was barraged with requests for an autograph
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Persian Gulf countries have complained they were not given adequate time to prepare for the torrent of Iranian drones and missiles bombarding their territory.—
Emma Burrows,
Fortune,
7 Mar. 2026 -
Israel has retaliated by bombarding southern Lebanon and Beirut's southern suburbs.—
Lucia I Suarez Sang,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Large hail, damaging winds, flooding rainfall and an elevated, non-zero threat for tornadoes will be possible.—
Lauren Bostwick,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
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The hard truth is that clinging to the past and fearing the future cannot fix leaking roofs or flooding greens.—
Betty Resch,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Mar. 2026
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Meanwhile, Israel has also been relentlessly bombing Lebanon, with the intention of disarming or wiping out Hezbollah, a paramilitary group backed by Iran which fired rockets at Israel earlier in the war.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
11 Mar. 2026
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The gatherings came in the wake of the United States and Israel launching a joint war against Iran at the end of last month, bombing several sites and killing high-ranking officials in the country’s government, including Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
8 Mar. 2026
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Ted Mesiacos, 3rd Ward, voted against the program after similarly questioning why the city was starting its own when the state already had a similar initiative.—
R. Christian Smith,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
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Older siblings or classmates might drop hints that leave children questioning what to believe during their Easter egg hunt.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Barraging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barraging. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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