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1
as in flooding
to attack with a rapid or overwhelming outpouring of many things at once
following the reporter's obscene outburst, viewers bombed the television station with an unprecedented number of complaints
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2
as in flying
slang
to proceed or move quickly
skiers bombing down the slope vied for the coveted gold medal
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3
as in collapsing
to be unsuccessful
the chichi restaurant bombed big-time, lasting only six months
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as in burying
to defeat by a large margin
it's no surprise that the inexperienced baseball team got totally bombed in its first game
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as in attacking
to use bombs or artillery against
the enemy has bombed the city again
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Recent Examples of bombing
Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 15 Apr. 2026
The bombing campaign against Iran, launched with little warning, seems to have surprised not only the public but members of his own party.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2026
The damage from 39 days of bombing is irrefutable.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2026
Last summer, during the bombing campaign against Iran, the Islamic Republic retaliated against Israel with large waves of ballistic missiles.
—Garrett M. Graff, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2026
With the lack of territorial gains, the war shifts toward the bombing of cities to break civilian morale.
—Babak Rahimi, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
Since Iran effectively closed the strait in response to the US and Israeli bombing campaign, transit rates through the world’s most critical energy corridor have fallen from more than 130 vessels per day to just 7 or 8.
—Wael Mahdi, semafor.com, 13 Apr. 2026
Peace talks broke down over Iran’s nuclear program, which has survived two decades of international diplomacy seeking to curtail it and more than five weeks of bombing.
—Steve Hendrix, Washington Post, 13 Apr. 2026
In August 2008, following the bombing of the $180M 2007 fantasy film, The Golden Compass, New Line became further absorbed into Warner Bros with the staff dropping from 500 to 50, and the feature output reduced to six-to-eight films a year.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 12 Apr. 2026
Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2026
Human Rights Watch has said bombing them would constitute a war crime.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 31 Mar. 2026
Gas prices are once again on the rise a month after the United States and Israel began bombing Iran, resulting in a severe crimp in the flow of oil through the Strait of Hormuz.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 29 Mar. 2026
Israel has been bombing highways, bridges, homes and gas stations.
—Npr Staff, NPR, 28 Mar. 2026
Soon after, jets began bombing the country’s infrastructure, hitting Tehran the hardest.
—Mehrnoush Soroush, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, Iran and Israel have begun bombing much of the fossil-fuel infrastructure in the region, which could take many years to replace.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2026
At the same time, Lamont’s idea for a gasoline tax rebate remains in flux as prices have soared due to the war in Iran as the United States and Israel have continued bombing the country in the Middle East.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2026
The Russian tactic is to surround and then choke cities while bombing them to rubble.
—ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
Noun
The moving drama revolves on a young boy, the film’s titular character, who escapes the bombing of his southern Iranian village in which his family is killed.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 15 Apr. 2026
The bombing campaign against Iran, launched with little warning, seems to have surprised not only the public but members of his own party.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2026
The damage from 39 days of bombing is irrefutable.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2026
Last summer, during the bombing campaign against Iran, the Islamic Republic retaliated against Israel with large waves of ballistic missiles.
—Garrett M. Graff, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2026
With the lack of territorial gains, the war shifts toward the bombing of cities to break civilian morale.
—Babak Rahimi, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
Since Iran effectively closed the strait in response to the US and Israeli bombing campaign, transit rates through the world’s most critical energy corridor have fallen from more than 130 vessels per day to just 7 or 8.
—Wael Mahdi, semafor.com, 13 Apr. 2026
Peace talks broke down over Iran’s nuclear program, which has survived two decades of international diplomacy seeking to curtail it and more than five weeks of bombing.
—Steve Hendrix, Washington Post, 13 Apr. 2026
In August 2008, following the bombing of the $180M 2007 fantasy film, The Golden Compass, New Line became further absorbed into Warner Bros with the staff dropping from 500 to 50, and the feature output reduced to six-to-eight films a year.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 12 Apr. 2026
Verb
The next day, the United States and Israel began bombing Iran, launching the country into war.
—Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2026
Human Rights Watch has said bombing them would constitute a war crime.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 31 Mar. 2026
Gas prices are once again on the rise a month after the United States and Israel began bombing Iran, resulting in a severe crimp in the flow of oil through the Strait of Hormuz.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 29 Mar. 2026
Israel has been bombing highways, bridges, homes and gas stations.
—Npr Staff, NPR, 28 Mar. 2026
Soon after, jets began bombing the country’s infrastructure, hitting Tehran the hardest.
—Mehrnoush Soroush, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, Iran and Israel have begun bombing much of the fossil-fuel infrastructure in the region, which could take many years to replace.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2026
At the same time, Lamont’s idea for a gasoline tax rebate remains in flux as prices have soared due to the war in Iran as the United States and Israel have continued bombing the country in the Middle East.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2026
The Russian tactic is to surround and then choke cities while bombing them to rubble.
—ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bombing
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In a 40-minute phone call late Thursday, a Hezbollah field commander told NPR how he was wounded in Israel's vast bombardment of Beirut a day earlier, which killed more than 350 people, according to Lebanese authorities.—
Lauren Frayer,
NPR,
12 Apr. 2026
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Amid Israel’s brutal bombardment of Gaza in 2023, Dupuy-Spencer began making paintings in support of the Palestinian cause.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
11 Apr. 2026
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While some dams serve critical purposes, protection from flooding and supplying drinking water, along the 80-mile-long Charles River, Kumpf says nearly 20 dams are simply relics of the region's industrial past.—
Aaron Parseghian,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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With hundreds of new products flooding the halls of Fiera Milano and installations popping up across the city, even all six days are barely enough for the time needed to cover it all.—
Jesse Dorris,
Architectural Digest,
8 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Everyone aboard the American Airlines jet, flying from Wichita, Kansas, and the helicopter died when the two aircraft collided.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
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During their 2018 trip to Australia, Meghan and Harry arrived to the continent hand-in-hand, touching down after flying in a Qantas private suite to Sydney.—
Helen Murphy,
PEOPLE,
14 Apr. 2026
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For three years after the outbreak, Mitani and his collaborator, Aaron Sandel, an associate professor of anthropology at the University of Texas, documented the collapsing social bonds between the sets of chimps.—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
9 Apr. 2026
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Video footage from the apartment complex showed Kirkland speaking to several people in the Jeep before backing away and collapsing, the court document said.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
9 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Architectonics takes this murky style and plunges it to a new deep, incorporating the bronze gong and chime sounds of gamelan while burying his rhythms in dense, dubby layers of incense smoke.—
Sam Goldner,
Pitchfork,
13 Apr. 2026
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But right now, talk about voluntary workouts and the camaraderie in the defensive meeting rooms is just burying the lede.—
Zac Jackson,
New York Times,
12 Apr. 2026
Verb
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For any politician unwilling or unable to persuade the public with facts and strong rebuttals, attacking the messenger becomes the path of least resistance.—
Torrey Snow,
Baltimore Sun,
9 Apr. 2026
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When attacking adult or adolescent males, Sandel said the chimpanzees use collective violence.—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
9 Apr. 2026
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This latest ideological assault on professionalism advances neither objective.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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Way has been charged with felony first-degree assault, the outlets reported, citing court documents.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
PEOPLE,
13 Apr. 2026
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But as Israel and the US continue attacking Iran, with Israel also bombarding Lebanon, progressives are amplifying their demand for clearer moral positioning on the Middle East.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
6 Apr. 2026
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Israel struck back, bombarding Lebanon and targeting Hezbollah in deadly airstrikes, expanding its presence in southern Lebanon and amassing more troops near the border.—
Alon Bernstein,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Mar. 2026
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“Bombing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bombing. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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