bombers

plural of bomber

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of bombers First developed during the Cold War to counter American strategic bombers, the Tu-160 remains the largest and heaviest combat aircraft ever built, the fastest operational bomber in the world, and one of the most heavily armed aircraft ever placed into service. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 23 June 2026 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. — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 20 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bombers
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • Other British Iron Age leaders also produced coins, but those portray clearly male fighters.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The disclosures began during Ethiopia’s 2020–22 war between federal forces and Tigrayan fighters.
    — Amir Aman Kiyaro, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • In Hungary, the defense minister said fighter jets escorted three passenger planes Friday through the country's airspace within an hour after each received a bomb threat.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Nov. 2026
  • In Hungary, the defense minister said military fighter jets escorted three separate passenger planes across the country's airspace within an hour after each received bomb threats.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • Endangered amphibians in California include the desert slender salamander, a subterranean amphibian found in just two spots in Riverside County.
    — Sarah Linn, Sacbee.com, 22 Apr. 2026
  • 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 13 Nov. 2026.

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