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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
Sheriffs say they’re bombarded by requests for such material.
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David Wickert, AJC.com, 13 Mar. 2026
Getting bombarded by fans at the airport.
—Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
Trump said in a social media post in the early hours of Saturday, as the US and Israel bombarded Tehran and other cities for an eighth day.
—Arsalan Shahla, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2026
Cities around Ukraine are routinely bombarded by a combination of drones and missiles, sometimes hundreds in one night.
—Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 7 Mar. 2026
And reporters writing about the show have bombarded him with questions about the forthcoming HBO TV adaptation of the books.
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 5 Mar. 2026
He was bombarded with messages after the album came out, but has not yet heard the song.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2026
You were imprisoned in Evin Prison in June, and your ward was bombarded by an Israeli air strike.
—Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026
Life in Riyadh, meanwhile, has largely continued as normal even as other cities in the region have been bombarded by Iranian rockets and drones.
—Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 1 Mar. 2026
David Wickert, AJC.com, 13 Mar. 2026
Getting bombarded by fans at the airport.
—Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
Trump said in a social media post in the early hours of Saturday, as the US and Israel bombarded Tehran and other cities for an eighth day.
—Arsalan Shahla, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2026
Cities around Ukraine are routinely bombarded by a combination of drones and missiles, sometimes hundreds in one night.
—Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 7 Mar. 2026
And reporters writing about the show have bombarded him with questions about the forthcoming HBO TV adaptation of the books.
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 5 Mar. 2026
He was bombarded with messages after the album came out, but has not yet heard the song.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2026
You were imprisoned in Evin Prison in June, and your ward was bombarded by an Israeli air strike.
—Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026
Life in Riyadh, meanwhile, has largely continued as normal even as other cities in the region have been bombarded by Iranian rockets and drones.
—Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 1 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bombarded
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Japanese warplanes attacked, torpedoed and bombed the ship, which caught fire before flooding and slowly sinking.—
Stephen Smith,
CBS News,
14 Mar. 2026
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On Friday, September 13, 1940, Nazi forces bombed Buckingham Palace in London.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
13 Mar. 2026
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Streets flooded, leaving cars stranded with water at window level in some places.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Mar. 2026
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Reports of larger stones between 6 and 7 inches soon flooded social media.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Mar. 2026
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Commercial traffic through the maritime chokepoint has virtually ceased since the US and Israel attacked Iran on February 28, with Iran vowing to strike any vessels associated with the two countries or their partners.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
16 Mar. 2026
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Since the United States and Israel attacked Iran more than two weeks ago, Tehran has regularly fired on Israel, American bases in the region, and Gulf Arab countries’ energy infrastructure with drones and missiles.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 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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The legal basis for keeping the suspension in place is itself now being questioned, and new court challenges are anticipated.—
Jay Caruso,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
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During Tuesday’s City Council meeting, Kaplan questioned McCarty’s plan to expand homelessness services as the city grappled with a $66 million budget deficit.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Bombarded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bombarded. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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