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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
There, she was bombarded with hugs and high fives from the young students.
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Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
Russia’s biggest attacks since its full-scale invasion The Ukrainian cities of Kremenchuk, Bila Tserkva, Kharkiv, Sumy and Odesa also were bombarded, officials said.
—Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
His response was bombarded with over 100 angry and surprised emojis from employees, per the NYT.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 13 May 2026
More often, you will be bombarded with an array of options.
—Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 11 May 2026
Anyone who seeks out career advice (in any field) is destined to get bombarded with metaphors.
—Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 8 May 2026
Inside a hotel in the city, anchor Bernard Shaw reported live as airstrikes bombarded the city.
—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
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
Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
Russia’s biggest attacks since its full-scale invasion The Ukrainian cities of Kremenchuk, Bila Tserkva, Kharkiv, Sumy and Odesa also were bombarded, officials said.
—Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
His response was bombarded with over 100 angry and surprised emojis from employees, per the NYT.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 13 May 2026
More often, you will be bombarded with an array of options.
—Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 11 May 2026
Anyone who seeks out career advice (in any field) is destined to get bombarded with metaphors.
—Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 8 May 2026
Inside a hotel in the city, anchor Bernard Shaw reported live as airstrikes bombarded the city.
—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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bombarded
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Most of the miniseries outside of a few have bombed.—
Zach Dean OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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The battleship, now a military cemetery reachable only by boat, has stood as one of the nation’s most hallowed sites since Japan bombed and sank it in 1941.—
Jim Mustian,
Los Angeles Times,
14 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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“Bombarded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bombarded. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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