cannonades 1 of 2

plural of cannonade

cannonades

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of cannonade
as in bombs
to use bombs or artillery against the artillery cannonaded the enemy encampment all night

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Noun
  • The hills surrounding Verdun were literally reduced in height from the ferocity of the artillery barrages leveled against their slopes.
    Michael Jerome Plunkett September 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
  • At the end of last month, Trump finally got round to including Seth Meyers in his social media barrages against the comedians that regularly mock him.
    Peter White, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • 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.
    Jennifer Breheny Wallace, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Thin air and unpredictable wind flurries near Everest’s highest elevations prevent the drones from operating at some of the final camps leading to the summit.
    Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Stamper told jurors Stines fired nine shots in multiple volleys.
    Lucas Aulbach, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Sep. 2025
  • There was Shelton, bombing that serve, hitting volleys with his knees on the pavement and sliding balls nearly parallel to the net to light up the crowd.
    Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • While Polish jets have been scrambled before following previous Russian drone bombardments, the latest attack has raised concerns over whether Moscow is, in fact, testing NATO's resolve, something which could provoke an escalation in the war.
    Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Residents reported heavy bombardments in Zeitoun, Sabra, Tuffah and Shejaia while tanks advanced into Sheikh Radwan, northwest of the city center, crushing homes and setting fires in encampments.
    Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Cannonades.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cannonades. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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