cannonaded

Definition of cannonadednext
past tense of cannonade
as in bombed
to use bombs or artillery against the artillery cannonaded the enemy encampment all night

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Verb
  • McAvoy, from behind his net, bombed an outlet pass that Jonathan Aspirot couldn’t handle.
    Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Even as the hospital was bombed more than once.
    ABC News, ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The weekend events are designed to showcase the street's new makeover and draw customers back to businesses that were battered by years of construction, steering away clientele.
    Larry Seward, CBS News, 2 May 2026
  • Believing sanctions relief was not a realistic outcome after the agreement’s failure, Iran – though battered by losing access to the global financial system – has found increasingly creative workarounds.
    Charmaine N. Willis, The Conversation, 30 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Hours earlier, a vessel near the strait reported being attacked by several small boats.
    Christopher Cann, USA Today, 4 May 2026
  • Iran warned Monday that any vessel attempting to transit the waterway would be attacked.
    May 4, CBS News, 4 May 2026
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  • Voters will probably be bombarded with political ads and arguments from opposing sides as the battle intensifies.
    Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The reason the research team believes Ryugu was bombarded by micrometeorites is due to a fine layer of sodium, just 10 nanometers thick, on the surface of the asteroid's fragments.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The Yankees also sent righty starting pitcher Luis Gil to Triple A on Sunday after the Astros shelled him for six runs in four innings.
    Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
  • The Orioles crushed the Red Sox pitching staff for six home runs, five of those coming off starting pitcher Brayan Bello, who got shelled for eight runs over 3 1/3 innings in the worst start of his career.
    Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 25 Apr. 2026
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“Cannonaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cannonaded. Accessed 5 May. 2026.

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