bombardments

plural of bombardment

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Recent Examples of bombardments With peace efforts stalled, Russia has intensified its attacks on Kyiv and other cities with relentless bombardments recently stretching into daylight hours, taking advantage of Ukraine’s shortage of air defensive systems. ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026 None of the works address the recent bombardments directly, although the precarious context of ongoing threat, instability and struggle can be felt in almost all of them. Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026 The fast-food restaurant in Kyiv’s Lukianivka neighborhood has withstood at least nine bombardments since Russia invaded Ukraine four and a half years ago. Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 17 Aug. 2026 Long before October 2023, Gaza’s people suffered international sanctions, a humiliating occupation, and periodic Israeli bombardments. Helen Epstein, The New York Review of Books, 22 July 2026 Some, like France's Maginot Line, became border fortresses stretching for miles, while German coastal defenses sat on the cliffs of Normandy, requiring the Allies to take out with sea bombardments and direct infantry assaults. David Szondy june 23, New Atlas, 23 June 2026 The bombardments have largely occurred in south Lebanon, near the border with Israel, and around Beirut, near the airport. Gregory Harutunian, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2026 The latest escalation in the conflict follows one of Russia’s heaviest bombardments of the war in May. Tiago Ventura, Time, 2 June 2026 Russia has been using long-range missiles and drones to damage Ukraine's power grid and hammer cities, and Ukraine has braced for further heavy bombardments. Arkansas Online, 30 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bombardments
Noun
  • The barrages prompted Putin last month to decree that the state temporarily can seize control of critical infrastructure facilities if private owners fail to protect them from Ukrainian drone attacks or don’t rebuild them after strikes.
    Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • For weeks this past spring, Israelis sought shelter from Iranian ballistic missile barrages, sometimes sleeping in underground train stations and parking lots.
    Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 27 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Chelsea spent long stretches of the first half in survival mode as Arsenal roared onto the front foot after that shock opener, conjuring furious flurries of pressure from open play and set pieces.
    Liam Twomey, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Our arrival in the Madawaska River country of eastern Ontario, near Combermere, was noteworthy only for the snow flurries and marrow-chilling gales that howled down from Hudson Bay to greet us.
    HARRY H. EDEL, Outdoor Life, 19 Aug. 2026

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“Bombardments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bombardments. Accessed 11 Sep. 2026.

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