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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
Digital marketing gives the food and beverage industry powerful access to young audiences, and the market is saturated; children and adolescents are bombarded by these products everywhere, from shops to schools and digital spaces, the report notes.
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Maryanne Murray Buechner, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Israel bombarded with missiles.
—Manuel Muñoz, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
During the rare outing, the president was bombarded by pro-Palestinian protesters while inside the restaurant.
—Robert Birsel
gabe Whisnant
anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Kyiv, Ukraine — Kyiv was bombarded overnight by Russia’s second-biggest aerial attack since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, with at least 21 people killed, including four children, according to officials.
—Svitlana Vlasova, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
Even at this scale, the Nasser Hospital strike was particularly shocking for press freedom advocates and audiences who watched in real time as rescue workers and journalists, responding to an initial strike on the hospital, were bombarded a second time.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 26 Aug. 2025
For more than a century, scientists have known that Earth is constantly bombarded by cosmic rays, charged particles with staggering energies, far beyond what our accelerators can produce.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 24 Aug. 2025
We are bombarded by lies and disinformation constantly.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Life on these worlds would have to lurk underground for reasons other than thirst alone because their surface is scarcely shielded by an atmosphere and constantly bombarded with lethal cosmic rays.
—Emma R. Hasson, Scientific American, 17 Aug. 2025
Maryanne Murray Buechner, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Israel bombarded with missiles.
—Manuel Muñoz, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
During the rare outing, the president was bombarded by pro-Palestinian protesters while inside the restaurant.
—Robert Birsel
gabe Whisnant
anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Kyiv, Ukraine — Kyiv was bombarded overnight by Russia’s second-biggest aerial attack since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, with at least 21 people killed, including four children, according to officials.
—Svitlana Vlasova, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
Even at this scale, the Nasser Hospital strike was particularly shocking for press freedom advocates and audiences who watched in real time as rescue workers and journalists, responding to an initial strike on the hospital, were bombarded a second time.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 26 Aug. 2025
For more than a century, scientists have known that Earth is constantly bombarded by cosmic rays, charged particles with staggering energies, far beyond what our accelerators can produce.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 24 Aug. 2025
We are bombarded by lies and disinformation constantly.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Life on these worlds would have to lurk underground for reasons other than thirst alone because their surface is scarcely shielded by an atmosphere and constantly bombarded with lethal cosmic rays.
—Emma R. Hasson, Scientific American, 17 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bombarded
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Israel has also bombed Lebanon, Syria, Iran and Yemen in the course of the Gaza conflict.—
Jarrett Renshaw,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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Between September 5 and 8, five high-rise buildings were bombed, according to Mahmoud Basal, Gaza’s Civil Defense spokesman.—
Zeena Saifi,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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More than $18 billion has flooded into more than 200 biotechnology companies touting AI to expedite development, with 75 drugs or vaccines entering clinical trials, according to Boston Consulting Group.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
12 Sep. 2025
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Friends and fans alike flooded the actor’s comment section with birthday wishes.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
12 Sep. 2025
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Captured on live television, rioters attacked the Capitol and breached the Senate floor.—
Chris Boyette,
CNN Money,
14 Sep. 2025
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In 1986, Iranian warplanes attacked Emirati oil platforms off the coast of the capital, Abu Dhabi.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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As the probe unfolded, Kelly Dever was one of several low-rent Canton losers who couldn’t keep their stories straight when questioned by the feds.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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That person was questioned and later released, and so was another taken into custody later that day.—
Dalia Faheid,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Bombarded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bombarded. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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