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as in bombed
to use bombs or artillery against
the Allies bombarded Germany for a great many months during World War II
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as in flooded
to attack with a rapid or overwhelming outpouring of many things at once
reporters bombarded the company spokesman with sharp questions
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Recent Examples of bombarded
Inside a hotel in the city, anchor Bernard Shaw reported live as airstrikes bombarded the city.
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Greg Evans, Deadline, 6 May 2026
Gen Z is bombarded with a plethora of advertisements for weight-loss and muscle-building supplements, coupled with images of unattainable and idealistic bodies.
—Jad Abdel Nour, Hartford Courant, 4 May 2026
Voters will probably be bombarded with political ads and arguments from opposing sides as the battle intensifies.
—Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
The reason the research team believes Ryugu was bombarded by micrometeorites is due to a fine layer of sodium, just 10 nanometers thick, on the surface of the asteroid's fragments.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 24 Apr. 2026
In the fight over solar development, Heath said he was bombarded by just about every argument from critics — including claims that solar fields are a health hazard.
—Anna Clark, ProPublica, 24 Apr. 2026
While walking to her car, Penton was bombarded with insults from shouting supporters of Delgado-Garcia wearing green.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
Yet the current system, where kids are bombarded by tests and parents by test scores, has real limitations.
—Abby McCloskey, Twin Cities, 12 Apr. 2026
The talks come as Israel has heavily bombarded Lebanon, including its capital of Beirut, in a deadly military assault.
—Jennifer Hansler, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2026
Greg Evans, Deadline, 6 May 2026
Gen Z is bombarded with a plethora of advertisements for weight-loss and muscle-building supplements, coupled with images of unattainable and idealistic bodies.
—Jad Abdel Nour, Hartford Courant, 4 May 2026
Voters will probably be bombarded with political ads and arguments from opposing sides as the battle intensifies.
—Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
The reason the research team believes Ryugu was bombarded by micrometeorites is due to a fine layer of sodium, just 10 nanometers thick, on the surface of the asteroid's fragments.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 24 Apr. 2026
In the fight over solar development, Heath said he was bombarded by just about every argument from critics — including claims that solar fields are a health hazard.
—Anna Clark, ProPublica, 24 Apr. 2026
While walking to her car, Penton was bombarded with insults from shouting supporters of Delgado-Garcia wearing green.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
Yet the current system, where kids are bombarded by tests and parents by test scores, has real limitations.
—Abby McCloskey, Twin Cities, 12 Apr. 2026
The talks come as Israel has heavily bombarded Lebanon, including its capital of Beirut, in a deadly military assault.
—Jennifer Hansler, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bombarded
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Firms like Brookfield, GIP, BlackRock, and Stonepeak own networks of pipelines, terminals, tankers, and more — including many in the Middle East that are now under threat of being either bombed, or at least suspended from service.—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
7 May 2026
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Right now, a synagogue in Iran has been destroyed; the Church of the Nativity has been bombed, along with many ancient sites across Lebanon.—
Pablo Larios,
Artforum,
7 May 2026
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Letters signed by dozens of local officials, legislators from both houses, environmental groups and clean energy businesses have flooded in to try to save the program.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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People quickly flooded the comments with reactions and support for the classy move.—
David Hookstead OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
13 May 2026
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Hezbollah, the Lebanese paramilitary force, has attacked Israeli troops and targeted northern Israel with rockets and drones.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
12 May 2026
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While the man was being attacked, the woman used a shopping cart to fend off the suspect and protect the male victim.—
Tim Fang,
CBS News,
11 May 2026
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Each character has totally justified and totally unjustified reasons for resenting one another, and the sensation of absorbing those contrasting opinions is like being in a stuck bumper car, barraged and battered from all sides.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
16 Apr. 2026
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Checchi, in particular, barraged voters with an unrelenting flood of ads.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Mercury News,
28 Mar. 2026
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For years, athletes and parents who questioned transgender participation in women’s sports were often labeled transphobic.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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Lawmakers at a recent hearing backed up clean energy advocates’ proposal, and questioned why the state would end a successful program in favor of one that has produced less energy capacity or has yet to be created.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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