bombardment

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Recent Examples of bombardment Astronauts traveling to Mars will have to survive for months on a tiny spaceship with minimal food, endure microgravity where their bones and muscles waste away, and suffer from cosmic radiation bombardment. Big Think, 18 Oct. 2025 But the Russian leader hasn’t shown any interest in meeting with Zelenskyy and Moscow has only intensified its bombardment of Ukraine. Chris Megerian, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025 Zelenskyy has made clear his chief aim is to secure better defenses for Ukraine amid Russia’s constant aerial bombardments of civilian targets like cities, energy infrastructure and hospitals, and his big-ticket item is the American Tomahawk missile. Caitlin McFall, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2025 There’s a high chance some of these were killed during the heavy Israeli bombardment and buried under the rubble. Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 16 Oct. 2025 Large swaths of Gaza have been flattened by Israeli bombardment, and roughly 92% of housing in Gaza has been destroyed or damaged, according to the latest United Nations figures released Thursday. Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025 An area of Gaza City heavily damaged by massive Israeli bombardment Wednesday. Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2025 One family said their son was killed by Israeli bombardment while in captivity. NPR, 15 Oct. 2025 The group, though greatly weakened after two years of Israeli bombardment and ground incursions, has been gradually reasserting itself since the ceasefire took hold. Maayan Lubell, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bombardment
Noun
  • The Russians have also continued nightly barrages of drones and missiles against targets across Ukraine, especially against energy infrastructure.
    Tim Lister, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
  • After tens of thousands of Missourians signed onto a campaign to repeal the state’s gerrymandered congressional map, statewide officials have deployed a barrage of maneuvers to crush the effort.
    Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The Orionid meteor shower peak begins tonight, welcoming a spectacular natural light show that could see a flurry of shooting stars spawned by Halley's Comet brighten the dark, moonless sky.
    Anthony Wood, Space.com, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Panahi, who has been imprisoned in Iran several times, is Stateside for the first time in two decades for the opening, doing a flurry of Q&As.
    Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 19 Oct. 2025

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“Bombardment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bombardment. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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