as in barrages
a rapid or overwhelming outpouring of many things at once
the bombardment of so many instructions meant that I missed some of the information
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Recent Examples of bombardments
The piece, measuring just 12 inches high, was previously stuck in Israel as a result of the war that country and the US are waging in Iran, which began with major joint bombardments on February 28.
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Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 11 May 2026
The contact zone there spans the Danube, the river's width of around 1,640 feet -- less than three football fields -- separating Romania and its NATO defenses from the Ukrainian river ports that have for years been a focus of Russia's long-range drone and missile bombardments.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 2 May 2026
Hundreds have been arrested in countries across the Gulf region, according to the United Nations’ high commissioner for human rights, some on allegations of expressing sympathies for Iran’s attacks and for posting images of Iranian bombardments to social media.
—Jane Lytvynenko, NBC news, 17 Apr. 2026
The commitments came as Kyiv warned of escalating Russian bombardments and urgently pressed for more air defenses.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026
In Tyre, a city on Lebanon’s coast, near-daily bombardments by Israel have killed and injured civilians, and left many searching for shelter.
—Jeanna Smialek David Guttenfelder Nanna Heitmann Serge Schmemann, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2026
Iran closed the vital trade route in response to heavy Israeli bombardments on Lebanon, Iran’s semi-official Fars News Agency reported.
—Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2026
Another detailed taking sleeping pills to get through nightly bombardments, and said people worry about power, gas and water cuts.
—Compiled Bydemocrat-Gazette Stafffrom Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 7 Apr. 2026
Speaking from the eastern Turkish-Iranian border Tuesday, Iranians spoke about hearing heavy bombardments, especially in Tehran.
—Npr Staff, NPR, 24 Mar. 2026
Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 11 May 2026
The contact zone there spans the Danube, the river's width of around 1,640 feet -- less than three football fields -- separating Romania and its NATO defenses from the Ukrainian river ports that have for years been a focus of Russia's long-range drone and missile bombardments.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 2 May 2026
Hundreds have been arrested in countries across the Gulf region, according to the United Nations’ high commissioner for human rights, some on allegations of expressing sympathies for Iran’s attacks and for posting images of Iranian bombardments to social media.
—Jane Lytvynenko, NBC news, 17 Apr. 2026
The commitments came as Kyiv warned of escalating Russian bombardments and urgently pressed for more air defenses.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026
In Tyre, a city on Lebanon’s coast, near-daily bombardments by Israel have killed and injured civilians, and left many searching for shelter.
—Jeanna Smialek David Guttenfelder Nanna Heitmann Serge Schmemann, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2026
Iran closed the vital trade route in response to heavy Israeli bombardments on Lebanon, Iran’s semi-official Fars News Agency reported.
—Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2026
Another detailed taking sleeping pills to get through nightly bombardments, and said people worry about power, gas and water cuts.
—Compiled Bydemocrat-Gazette Stafffrom Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 7 Apr. 2026
Speaking from the eastern Turkish-Iranian border Tuesday, Iranians spoke about hearing heavy bombardments, especially in Tehran.
—Npr Staff, NPR, 24 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bombardments
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The last strikes in Beirut were on April 8, when a series of massive Israeli barrages, including in central Beirut, killed more than 350 people.—
Joshua Boak,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2026
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On Saturday, Moscow pummeled the central city of Dnipro and other areas for more than twenty hours with barrages of missiles and drones, killing at least seven people.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2026
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The latest flurries that dusted parts of the Sierra Nevada this week are unlikely to do much to ease California’s snow drought.—
Chaewon Chung,
Sacbee.com,
22 Apr. 2026
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As the rain and snow fall, flurries can melt, mix together and refreeze just before hitting the ground, according to Jackson Macfarlane, a meteorologist with the weather service’s Boise office.—
Hali Smith
April 14,
Idaho Statesman,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Bombardments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bombardments. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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