bombings

plural of bombing

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Recent Examples of bombings Leading the effort is the ATF National Response Team, a specialized rapid-response force that responds to the nation’s highest-profile bombings, explosions and arson, including the 9/11 World Trade Center attack and the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing. Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bombings
Noun
  • Zelenskyy has made clear his chief aim is to secure better defenses for Ukraine amid Russia’s constant aerial bombardments of civilian targets like cities, energy infrastructure and hospitals, and his big-ticket item is the American Tomahawk missile.
    Caitlin McFall, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Hours after the deal’s announcement, videos posted on social media by correspondents and Unicef spokesperson James Elder in Gaza showed a relatively quiet night sky, a rare occurrence in an enclave that has faced incessant bombardments for just over two years.
    Callum Sutherland, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • His daughter-in-law particularly suffered from these nocturnal assaults and became ill.
    Robert Eggers, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Pokrovsk likely remains Russia's priority axis, with the largest proportion of Russian assaults relative to the rest of the frontline.
    Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Chicago has emerged as a focal point in the national debate, with the city's leadership vocally opposing federal immigration crackdowns and raids.
    Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The administration recently pressured Facebook to remove a page that tracks ICE raids.
    The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 19 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Midnight curfews, daily air raids and wounded veterans on the runway put the reality of war front and centre.
    Finbarr Toesland, Robb Report, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Grygorova, 19, who lives in Kharkiv, a city near the Ukrainian-Russian border, said despite the constant rocket attacks, drones, air raids, and explosions, her thoughts are always with the people suffering through the continuous combat.
    Terry Collins, USA Today, 16 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Debates have raged in the busy industry program, standby ticket queues have snaked outside venues for the hottest premieres and the stars — in their droves — have been out in force and on major charm offensives, with distributors using the fest to launch both awards and release campaigns.
    Alex Ritman, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Israel responded with relentless ground and air offensives in Gaza, displacing more than 2 million Palestinians and killing more than 67,600, according to Gaza health authorities.
    Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The proceedings seem to be going fine until unexpected tensions and aggressions start to break out among the dancers.
    Samantha Allen, Them., 7 Oct. 2025
  • For Brasília, Beijing constitutes an indispensable strategic partner, but Washington, even after its recent aggressions, remains an irreplaceable global power.
    HUSSEIN KALOUT, Foreign Affairs, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Pineiro finished off the second half’s opening drive with a 43-yard field goal, pushing the lead to 13-3 and making him 17-of-17 on field-goal attempts since replacing Jake Moody in Week 2.
    Cam Inman, Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Owens led the Aggies with 69 rushing yards and 2 touchdowns on 14 attempts.
    Matt Jones, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In basic multiplayer fashion, there are bottlenecked spaces for ambushes, and everything loops together just fine for flanking.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Aside from games like volleyball and dominoes, Gach says some children stage fake ambushes on one another while pretending to be government forces or rebel fighters.
    Juliana Kim, NPR, 5 Oct. 2025

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“Bombings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bombings. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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