bombarding

present participle of bombard
1
as in bombing
to use bombs or artillery against the Allies bombarded Germany for a great many months during World War II

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2
as in barraging
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 bombarding That was left to the local alternative outlets, who'd start bombarding everyone at our paper to find out who was let go. Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026 Peter Kollanyi / Bloomberg via Getty Images file Pro-Russian groups are bombarding popular AI systems with propaganda to get chatbots to repeat Kremlin talking points, senior European officials say, raising concerns ahead of America’s midterm elections over efforts to silently influence voters. Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 26 June 2026 In that essay, Troemel argued that artists were bombarding the internet with their work, and that this constant posting represented an essential shift. Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 16 June 2026 Hadley learned that Vintilla had been working as a restaurant hostess in London when Andrew connected with her on Instagram and began bombarding her with flattery. Heidi Blake, New Yorker, 8 June 2026 Her prank of lying in wait for each of her housemates, bombarding them with a Super Soaker, and then enlisting them in her eco-army of Seussian extremists was just pure wonderful delight. Brian Moylan, Vulture, 6 May 2026 But as Israel and the US continue attacking Iran, with Israel also bombarding Lebanon, progressives are amplifying their demand for clearer moral positioning on the Middle East. David Weigel, semafor.com, 6 Apr. 2026 Israel struck back, bombarding Lebanon and targeting Hezbollah in deadly airstrikes, expanding its presence in southern Lebanon and amassing more troops near the border. Alon Bernstein, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026 Israel has retaliated by bombarding southern Lebanon and Beirut's southern suburbs. Lucia I Suarez Sang, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bombarding
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  • The government has intensified firefighting efforts across Sumatra and Borneo islands, deploying more than 35 aircraft including water-bombing helicopters and patrol airplanes.
    ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • In 2003, Libya formally took responsibility for bombing Pan Am 103.
    Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026
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  • Kelly Howe The area around the Aspen Acres fire was also struck by flooding last month.
    Christa Swanson, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Tributes are flooding in for Hayden Panettiere, the Scream and Heroes star who died Sunday at 36.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2026
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  • So too are there similarities to the Brentford side that came up under Thomas Frank, given their set-piece credentials and attacking variety.
    Liam Tharme, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Fishback has been aggressively attacking Donalds over his politics and his race while holding rallies across the state drawing crowds of young men motivated by his hard-right campaign promises.
    Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 17 Aug. 2026
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  • That includes checking a student's phone records and social media posts, going door to door at the student's dorm and questioning school staff and emergency contacts.
    Sarah Horbacewicz, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • This astonishing gap left competitive automakers and Internet armchair critics questioning whether the Mustang GTD Competition was on street-legal rubber.
    Joel Feder, The Drive, 13 Aug. 2026
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  • Esteban Ribovics proved to be too much for the Brazilian legend, battering him to a TKO loss and into retirement.
    Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Record-breaking temperatures are battering a continent that’s less equipped to deal with the shock than other parts of the world.
    Bloomberg, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2026
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  • Fort Worth house The episode opens with Kyle (Thad Luckinbill) interrogating Oleksandra (Elizaveta Neretin) about the attack at Joe’s house.
    Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Animals Soul Blind Larissa Diakiw On interrogating fear and what bats can teach about human connection.
    Naomi Skwarna, hazlitt.net, 13 Aug. 2026

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