bombings

Definition of bombingsnext
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
  • The piece, measuring just 12 inches high, was previously stuck in Israel as a result of the war that country and the US are waging in Iran, which began with major joint bombardments on February 28.
    Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 11 May 2026
  • The contact zone there spans the Danube, the river's width of around 1,640 feet -- less than three football fields -- separating Romania and its NATO defenses from the Ukrainian river ports that have for years been a focus of Russia's long-range drone and missile bombardments.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 2 May 2026
Noun
  • The girl reported the assaults to her elementary school teacher while Dixon was incarcerated on unrelated charges, according to court records.
    Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026
  • Sawtelle said Coogler also has been punished while awaiting trial in jail for being involved in assaults on other inmates.
    Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 8 May 2026
Noun
  • Kripke has been praised for seemingly predicting the future, with the show lining up with real life events — including the latest season arriving as ICE raids hit America, with Homelander ordering similar raids.
    Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 8 May 2026
  • Shopping malls across Southern California have also struggled to bring sales back as immigration raids continue to scare customers away.
    Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
Noun
  • The underground world of caves is remarkably diverse, serving various purposes such as storage, industrial work, living quarters, burial sites, tanneries, and shelters during air raids.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 3 May 2026
  • The boat sails from Genoa in complete darkness, a precaution against air raids.
    Marcy Thompson, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The Oilers won nine series in the last four years and represented the West in unsuccessful offensives against the Florida Panthers in each of the past two Junes.
    Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 1 May 2026
  • The army has retaken territory from ethnic militias, including the Three Brotherhood Alliance, which had launched powerful offensives along with pro-democracy resistance forces in northeastern Myanmar near the Chinese border and in western Myanmar.
    ABC News, ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • When will these onslaughts of cold end?
    Doyle Rice, USA Today, 31 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Race, bad bosses and the fly-on-the-wall fun of watching office politics and micro-aggressions play out makes this workplace suspense novel a total page-turner (as well as a binge-worthy limited television series).
    Laura Zigman, PEOPLE, 2 May 2026
  • Oil prices have surged since February 28, when the US and Israel opened aggressions by assassinating Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei in a series of missile strikes that also killed the commander of the IRGC, the minister of defense, and other top brass.
    Frank Landymore, Futurism, 12 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Negotiations, compromise, limited strikes, sanctions, temporary deals—none of them stopped, or could stop, Iran’s drive for nuclear-weapons capacity, its incessant efforts to subvert neighbors, or its attempts to destroy the state of Israel.
    Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 11 May 2026
  • The Knicks treated the fans who made the trip to a historic performance, making 12 of their first 13 attempts from 3-point range and tying an NBA record with 18 made 3-pointers in the first half.
    Peter Sblendorio, Hartford Courant, 11 May 2026

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“Bombings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bombings. Accessed 15 May. 2026.

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