1
as in disaster
something that has failed
her tell-all book was a bomb that landed on the remainder tables with a thud
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2
as in fortune
British
a very large amount of money
that stay at Claridge's cost a bomb, but it was worth it
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as in to barrage
to attack with a rapid or overwhelming outpouring of many things at once
following the reporter's obscene outburst, viewers bombed the television station with an unprecedented number of complaints
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as in to race
slang
to proceed or move quickly
skiers bombing down the slope vied for the coveted gold medal
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3
as in to collapse
to be unsuccessful
the chichi restaurant bombed big-time, lasting only six months
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as in to throw
to defeat by a large margin
it's no surprise that the inexperienced baseball team got totally bombed in its first game
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Recent Examples of bomb
Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2026
Free agency is often for the desperate gambler, and too many big deals bomb.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2026
Thomas Patier, Artforum, 27 Jan. 2026
Background characters have gruesome war wounds or shell shock, and postwar Liverpool has been bombed back to Victorian levels of deprivation.
—Christopher Tayler, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
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Noun
In November, a teenager set off bombs inside a mosque at a high school in Jakarta, injuring 96 people.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2026
Free agency is often for the desperate gambler, and too many big deals bomb.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2026
Verb
The cross on this painting is a target, like when bombing with a drone.
—Thomas Patier, Artforum, 27 Jan. 2026
Background characters have gruesome war wounds or shell shock, and postwar Liverpool has been bombed back to Victorian levels of deprivation.
—Christopher Tayler, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bomb
Noun
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Depending on the weather, a disaster emergency could be declared, which can help access state and federal funding.—
Madeline Bartos,
CBS News,
23 Jan. 2026
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Camarda — who was also a member of the first space shuttle crew to launch after the 2003 Columbia disaster — is among a group of former NASA employees who do not believe that the space agency should put astronauts on board the upcoming lunar excursion.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
23 Jan. 2026
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Team Owners The 84-year-old Kraft made his first fortune in the paper and packaging industry before buying the Patriots.—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Even so, the island drew outsiders seeking to save souls or make their fortune.—
Margaret Talbot,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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After Warren Buffett’s death, Susie, Howie and Peter will become three of the most important philanthropists in the world, scrutinized by the media, widely followed by other wealthy donors and barraged with requests for funds.—
Robert Frank,
CNBC,
15 Jan. 2026
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Companies like Google, Microsoft, and Meta are all adding colorful buttons and pop-ups to their user interface, and barraging their customers with marketing emails, all of which are loudly begging users to try out the new AI features.—
Justin Pot,
Wired News,
15 Nov. 2025
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The Clippers raced to a 14-5 lead, but the Knicks answered with eight straight points and the game was close for the first three quarters.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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In Altadena, employees with the small local water utilities raced across town protecting and fixing the water systems firefighters relied on.—
Noah Haggerty,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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And after the 2008 financial crisis, a handful of institutions, including JPMorgan Chase, participated in shaping regulatory reforms aimed at strengthening the overall financial system—standing in contrast to firms that collapsed or resisted new oversight.—
Anjali Chaudhry,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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Years of economic and social crisis, political repression, insecurity, and collapsing institutions forced millions of Venezuelans to leave their country and rebuild their lives abroad during Nicolás Maduro’s rule.—
Jhasua Razo,
CNN Money,
24 Jan. 2026
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Most of them have come under pressure while throwing, which means that Maye, his offensive line and McDaniels probably need to time his drops better.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
25 Jan. 2026
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McIntyre threw Fatu threw a table and then picked up Rhodes, slamming him into another table with a massive powerbomb.—
Blake Oestriecher,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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In severe cases, the virus can attack parts of the brain that control basic life functions like eye movement, heart rate and blood pressure, causing permanent damage.—
Michal Ruprecht,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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Ukraine's air force said that Russia attacked overnight with one ballistic missile and 146 strike drones, 103 of which were shot down or destroyed using electronic warfare.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Jan. 2026
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That last-minute development is reviving debate about the extent of state support for Vanke, one of the last major developers to have avoided an outright default after a broader property market slump sparked record debt failures in recent years.—
Bloomberg News,
Bloomberg,
28 Jan. 2026
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Poetry is a testament to the failure of wolves.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Bomb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bomb. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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