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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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
Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Mar. 2026
Advertisement This strategy was tried in the dumb-bomb era.
—Richard Hall, Time, 3 Mar. 2026
Matt Nighswander, NBC news, 3 Mar. 2026
Thompson likened the necessity of destroying Anthropic to that of bombing Iran.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2026
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Noun
As Israel claims to kill for the Jewish people, antisemitism escalates and Israelis spend their nights in bomb shelters.
—Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Mar. 2026
Advertisement This strategy was tried in the dumb-bomb era.
—Richard Hall, Time, 3 Mar. 2026
Verb
Israel today bombed a building used by Iran's Assembly of Experts, the body tasked with electing the new supreme leader, an Israeli official told NBC News.
—Matt Nighswander, NBC news, 3 Mar. 2026
Thompson likened the necessity of destroying Anthropic to that of bombing Iran.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bomb
Noun
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Such lack of vision — or ample self-delusion — propelled Americans to disaster in Iraq, even with some competent advisers in the White House.—
Trudy Rubin,
Twin Cities,
6 Mar. 2026
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Leaving Polis off the guest list of a recent governors’ dinner at the White House was the latest slap in the face of many that include rescinded federal grants, a vetoed water bill, rejected disaster fund requests, and the loss of two federal agencies.—
Krista Kafer,
Denver Post,
6 Mar. 2026
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Xiao reportedly built his fortune in business with Communist Party leaders and is currently in prison following a high-profile abduction by Chinese agents and subsequent disappearance.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
2 Mar. 2026
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Lilian’s friend had made a fortune in real estate; still, nothing would take the astonishing sting off that loss.—
Yiyun Li,
New Yorker,
1 Mar. 2026
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Residents of Syracuse, New York — America’s snowiest city — once barraged a service hotline with street neglect complaints during blizzards, even if plows had passed two hours earlier but the work was hidden by fresh snow.—
Jeff McMurray,
Fortune,
3 Mar. 2026
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We’re often barraged with a series of facts, dates and notable events, and the results can be dry as dust.—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Feb. 2026
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According to Tandy, as more states adopt age-verification mandates and companies race to comply, the infrastructure behind those systems is likely to become a permanent fixture of online life.—
Barbara Booth,
CNBC,
8 Mar. 2026
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The other six warned the city was racing toward a costly and uncertain exit strategy.—
Devyani Chhetri,
Dallas Morning News,
8 Mar. 2026
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Degrading Iran’s war machine The larger munitions would have likely been used to penetrate underground facilities, destroy missile launch bunkers, and collapse tunnels or storage depots.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Mar. 2026
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This side-splitting comedy follows the same well-meaning troupe from The Play That Goes Wrong, whose latest attempt at staging Peter Pan quickly collapses into chaos.—
Cincinnati Enquirer,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Mar. 2026
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Trump’s increasing willingness to use overwhelming military force to pursue American interests abroad throws that calculus into question.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Mar. 2026
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The Americans walked 17 times and forced Brazil to throw 221 pitches.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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Azerbaijan's Foreign Ministry said in a statement that Iranian drones attacked its exclave of Nakhchivan and damaged an airport building.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Mar. 2026
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But threats from Iran to attack any ships in the region outweigh the promises of support.—
Vanessa Yurkevich,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
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Democrats continued to criticize the White House for its failure to provide a clear and consistent rationale for launching the war.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
3 Mar. 2026
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The emergencies included a patient with a life-threatening diabetes complication called diabetic ketoacidosis and a patient going into respiratory failure.—
Kaan Ozcan,
NBC news,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Bomb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bomb. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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