Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cannonaded
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Iran has been refusing requests by the IAEA to inspect the sites bombed in the June war, raising the concerns of nonproliferation experts.—
Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026 -
But once a pitcher gets bombed at Coors, that’s easier said than done.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
6 Feb. 2026
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That has certainly been the case for some consumers, battered by inflation, tariffs and high borrowing costs that have sparked an affordability crisis.—
Mari Sato The Dallas Morning News,
Arkansas Online,
1 Feb. 2026
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Xcel cut power to about 9,000 customers in mid-January when high winds battered northern Colorado.—
Judith Kohler,
Denver Post,
31 Jan. 2026
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One study in 2020 surveyed 261 herders in Mongolia, another common habitat for snow leopards; while many reported having seen snow leopards, or had their livestock attacked by snow leopards, none reported any attacks on humans.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026
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The upstream piranhas attacked her, and her blood flowing downstream attracted the rest of the piranhas, leaving the creek clear for the herd to cross.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Jan. 2026
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Customers today are bombarded with brands on their Instagram feeds, creating a new competitor.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
6 Feb. 2026
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Many of us are bombarded with emails or text messages designed to lure us to a website or engage in a conversation that’s almost certainly designed to separate us from our money or private information.—
Larry Magid,
Mercury News,
5 Feb. 2026
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After all, the beans have to be shelled not once, but twice.—
Carolynn Carreño,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Feb. 2026
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Syrian government forces shelled Kurdish neighborhoods in Aleppo on January 7, 2026, killing at least seven and displacing over 3,000 civilians to flee through evacuation corridors.—
Güney Yıldız,
Forbes.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Cannonaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cannonaded. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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