as in disasters
something that has failed
her tell-all book was a bomb that landed on the remainder tables with a thud
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as in floods
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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as in races
slang
to proceed or move quickly
skiers bombing down the slope vied for the coveted gold medal
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as in collapses
to be unsuccessful
the chichi restaurant bombed big-time, lasting only six months
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as in whips
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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Recent Examples of bombs
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
20 June 2026
Military strikes in Ukraine and Russia Meanwhile, in the war in Ukraine, Russian bombs struck an apartment building Saturday in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, killing at least one person and wounding nine, including a 6-year-old child, authorities said.
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Claudia Ciobanu,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
By the summer of 2021, the company had complied with the government’s initial request to identify more than 250 users whose searches included references to bombs or if users repeatedly looked up the RNC or DNC.
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Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
19 June 2026
Following a win at the HSBC Championships on Monday, French tennis player Corentin Moutet was interviewed at center court and unleashed a flurry of F-bombs into the reporter's microphone.
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Austin Perry Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2026
But there is every reason to think that without a regular supply of people walking through, deliberately carrying guns and bombs through that have been disguised, that airport-security people just cannot remain vigilant for it.
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Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
19 June 2026
Between 1946 and 1958, the United States military detonated 67 nuclear bombs around the island, raising questions about their lasting impact on marine life.
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Denise Petski,
Deadline,
18 June 2026
Russia attacked three districts of the region more than 20 times with drones and aerial bombs, according to regional head Oleksandr Hanzha in a Telegram post on Saturday.
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ABC News,
13 June 2026
Iran notes that the US and Israel have been using Starlink and X for communication, while SpaceX's satellite network has helped guide drones outfitted with bombs, Reuters reports.
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Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
11 June 2026
Jonathan Zimmerman,
Chicago Tribune,
9 June 2026
The United States bombs Iran's nuclear facilities days later.
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Erin Mansfield,
USA Today,
1 Mar. 2026
If Venezuela and its region instead spiral into chaos and suffering, Trump will merely look like a bully, a president who cowers when facing the mighty — in Moscow or Beijing, say — but bombs those who can’t return fire, whether in Nigeria, Yemen or Venezuela.
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Andreas Kluth,
Boston Herald,
7 Jan. 2026
Above, South Lake Tahoe ripper Emma Dayberry bombs through Kirkwood’s fabled Finger chutes, a quick traverse off of the Cornice Express six-pack chairlift.
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Drew Zieff,
Outside,
7 Nov. 2025
Ukraine bombs Russian energy infrastructure to defend civilians and destroy the Kremlin war machine.
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Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Oct. 2025
Remind them their worth is non-negotiable When your child fails — gets cut from the team, bombs a test — remind them their value isn't up for debate.
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Jennifer Breheny Wallace,
CNBC,
21 Aug. 2025
Noun
Beijing — When US and Israeli bombs first began falling on Iran at the end of February, China’s leaders were staring at the very real possibility of another friendly regime being decapitated, much like had happened with Venezuela only weeks before.
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Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
20 June 2026
Military strikes in Ukraine and Russia Meanwhile, in the war in Ukraine, Russian bombs struck an apartment building Saturday in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, killing at least one person and wounding nine, including a 6-year-old child, authorities said.
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Claudia Ciobanu,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
By the summer of 2021, the company had complied with the government’s initial request to identify more than 250 users whose searches included references to bombs or if users repeatedly looked up the RNC or DNC.
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Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
19 June 2026
Following a win at the HSBC Championships on Monday, French tennis player Corentin Moutet was interviewed at center court and unleashed a flurry of F-bombs into the reporter's microphone.
—
Austin Perry Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2026
But there is every reason to think that without a regular supply of people walking through, deliberately carrying guns and bombs through that have been disguised, that airport-security people just cannot remain vigilant for it.
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Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
19 June 2026
Between 1946 and 1958, the United States military detonated 67 nuclear bombs around the island, raising questions about their lasting impact on marine life.
—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
18 June 2026
Russia attacked three districts of the region more than 20 times with drones and aerial bombs, according to regional head Oleksandr Hanzha in a Telegram post on Saturday.
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ABC News,
13 June 2026
Iran notes that the US and Israel have been using Starlink and X for communication, while SpaceX's satellite network has helped guide drones outfitted with bombs, Reuters reports.
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Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
11 June 2026
Verb
The campus is eerily silent, even as Israel attacks Lebanon and the United States bombs Iran.
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Jonathan Zimmerman,
Chicago Tribune,
9 June 2026
The United States bombs Iran's nuclear facilities days later.
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Erin Mansfield,
USA Today,
1 Mar. 2026
If Venezuela and its region instead spiral into chaos and suffering, Trump will merely look like a bully, a president who cowers when facing the mighty — in Moscow or Beijing, say — but bombs those who can’t return fire, whether in Nigeria, Yemen or Venezuela.
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Andreas Kluth,
Boston Herald,
7 Jan. 2026
Above, South Lake Tahoe ripper Emma Dayberry bombs through Kirkwood’s fabled Finger chutes, a quick traverse off of the Cornice Express six-pack chairlift.
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Drew Zieff,
Outside,
7 Nov. 2025
Ukraine bombs Russian energy infrastructure to defend civilians and destroy the Kremlin war machine.
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Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Oct. 2025
Remind them their worth is non-negotiable When your child fails — gets cut from the team, bombs a test — remind them their value isn't up for debate.
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Jennifer Breheny Wallace,
CNBC,
21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bombs
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Hanging Lake Trail in Glenwood Canyon CBS The project, led by a partnership of federal, state and local organizations, was designed to create a trail capable of withstanding future disasters while preserving the experience that has made Hanging Lake one of Colorado's most popular destinations.
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And some satellites are even able to watch over humanmade disasters, such as this one that caught Blue Origin's rocket explosion from space.
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This is the essence of GPS spoofing, in which an attacker floods a GPS receiver with deceptive signals.
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Melatonin floods the brain and body, telling each cell that night has come.
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Anthropic has accused the Chinese firm Alibaba of launching the largest attack yet attempting to clone Claude, as China races to match the capabilities of Anthropic’s leading model following Mythos’ release and subsequent restriction from foreign markets.
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Once again, extraordinary wealth is concentrating into fewer hands while technology races ahead faster than society’s moral conscience.
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Canvas collapses what has typically been a fragmented production chain into a single workspace.
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If the cost of producing a complex tax plan collapses toward zero, what exactly is the client paying for—and who keeps the fee?
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The vessel bends, blocks, and whips the wind into complex micro-currents before the air ever hits the sails.
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In the fourth minute, Meschack Elia whips a ball across the box to Bakambu, eight yards from goal.
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During the drive, a tank shells the car, killing most of the occupants.
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The northwestern states of Aragua, Carabobo and Falcón have also been affected, with some areas reporting power failures, Rodríguez said.
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But Ramaphosa also conceded that there had been failures in South Africa's border control.
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The two armies remain locked in battle on the roughly 750-mile front line, while Russia bombards civilian areas of Ukraine daily.
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The two armies remain locked in battle on the roughly 750-mile front line, while Russia bombards civilian areas of Ukraine daily.
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“Bombs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bombs. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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