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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
Why are children bombarded with marketing for foods that undermine their health?
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Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 30 May 2026
The area had been heavily bombarded in recent weeks, and an Israeli drone buzzed overhead, looping around the cleaved remains of nearby buildings.
—Euan Ward, New Yorker, 29 May 2026
Its surface is continually being bombarded by energetic particles trapped in Jupiter’s magnetic field, which can break different organic molecules apart at different rates.
—Gideon Yoffe, The Conversation, 29 May 2026
We are so externally bombarded by information, sound and news.
—Kara Alaimo, CNN Money, 25 May 2026
Anyone streaming or watching television in California over the last few months has been bombarded with political ads.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2026
Since then, the United States has remained the predominant military backer and arms supplier of the Gulf states, which host various American air and naval forces in large bases throughout the region that Iran bombarded during this latest war.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
They got lambasted or bombarded or thrown under a bus.
—David Manheim, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2026
There, she was bombarded with hugs and high fives from the young students.
—Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 30 May 2026
The area had been heavily bombarded in recent weeks, and an Israeli drone buzzed overhead, looping around the cleaved remains of nearby buildings.
—Euan Ward, New Yorker, 29 May 2026
Its surface is continually being bombarded by energetic particles trapped in Jupiter’s magnetic field, which can break different organic molecules apart at different rates.
—Gideon Yoffe, The Conversation, 29 May 2026
We are so externally bombarded by information, sound and news.
—Kara Alaimo, CNN Money, 25 May 2026
Anyone streaming or watching television in California over the last few months has been bombarded with political ads.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2026
Since then, the United States has remained the predominant military backer and arms supplier of the Gulf states, which host various American air and naval forces in large bases throughout the region that Iran bombarded during this latest war.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
They got lambasted or bombarded or thrown under a bus.
—David Manheim, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2026
There, she was bombarded with hugs and high fives from the young students.
—Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bombarded
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But when you’re threatened with your house being bombed, with your reputation being destroyed—that’s not a comfortable environment.—
Hanna Rosin,
The Atlantic,
4 June 2026
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Oil prices rose around 3% after the Pentagon said the United States bombed Iranian military sites, retaliation for Tehran's shooting down of an American drone.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 June 2026
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Pasadena City Councilmember Rick Cole said the city's nonemergency line was flooded with calls from people confused about what was happening.—
Julie Sharp,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
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The dam failure, later blamed on poor design, flooded five counties and inundated more than 300 square miles, with water traveling 155 miles downstream, according to the Association of State Dam Safety Officials.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
4 June 2026
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Carney said antisemites in Canada have fired bullets at Jewish schools and thrown firebombs at synagogues and attacked community centers.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
2 June 2026
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Thousands of mail carriers across the United States were attacked by dogs in 2025, with Los Angeles topping the list for most attacks, according to a new report from the United States Postal Service.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
1 June 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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But Florida’s family court guardians ad litem are not required to have any training in mental health or domestic abuse, while experts have long questioned the extent to which judges should rely on psychologists’ recommendations.—
Shira Moolten,
Sun Sentinel,
4 June 2026
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Democrats and some Republicans questioned using taxpayer money for the massive project, and Republicans did not include it in the final bill when it was released on Wednesday.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 June 2026
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