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Recent Examples of bombers
Neither Diego Garcia nor Fairford, the key forward operating base for US strategic bombers in Europe, was used in last June’s one-time B-2 bomber strike on Iranian nuclear sites.
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Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 20 Feb. 2026
Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 20 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bombers
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Set in the middle of a host of beautiful lakes, Tavares is known America’s Seaplane City because of the high number of seaplanes that take off and land from its seaplane base.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
25 Oct. 2025
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The Sudanese paramilitary group also benefited from an airbase in Kufra and other facilities that were used as transit points for Colombian fighters and as sites for the modification of vehicles imported through Libya, the experts found.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Apr. 2026
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Navy requirements include a combat radius approaching 1,000 miles—roughly 25 percent greater than current fleet fighters—while maintaining compatibility with existing carrier catapults and arresting gear.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Apr. 2026
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Two Southwest Airlines jets got dangerously close near Nashville on Saturday, triggering collision alarms.—
Aaron Cooper,
CNN Money,
21 Apr. 2026
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Two French Rafale fighter jets’ two-man crews — a pilot and a navigator — were seen racing in two vans to the planes’ hangars from the headquarters building the French detachment uses during its four-month deployment on the air base.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Apr. 2026
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Chan studies amphibians and reptiles and noted that there are more than 9,000 amphibian species worldwide, with roughly 100 to 200 new species added each year.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Bombers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bombers. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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