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
  • Recent barrages of Russian missiles and drones have seriously damaged Ukrainian gas production and caused extensive power cuts across the country.
    Tim Lister, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Having friends secures Israel’s place in the region and the world, as the remarkable coordinated response to Iranian missile barrages should’ve made clear.
    Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Ukraine bombs Russian energy infrastructure to defend civilians and destroy the Kremlin war machine.
    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.
    Jennifer Breheny Wallace, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Light flurries may arrive unexpectedly during the week of Thanksgiving, but as of right now, things look pretty calm.
    Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Ali was scoring plenty with jabs and flurries, but his attempts to land big punches mostly fell flat.
    Vann R. Newkirk II, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Though the two actors have a kind of slacker ease in the nonsensical volleys, this lower temperature approach too often misses the work’s humor, horror and emotional resonance.
    Frank Rizzo, Variety, 29 Sep. 2025
  • French broadcasters also reported sporadic clashes in the cities of Nantes, in the west, and Lyon in the southeast, with volleys of police tear gas and projectiles targeting officers.
    Dan Gooding Jason Lemon, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Zelenskyy has made clear his chief aim is to secure better defenses for Ukraine amid Russia’s constant aerial bombardments of civilian targets like cities, energy infrastructure and hospitals, and his big-ticket item is the American Tomahawk missile.
    Caitlin McFall, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Hours after the deal’s announcement, videos posted on social media by correspondents and Unicef spokesperson James Elder in Gaza showed a relatively quiet night sky, a rare occurrence in an enclave that has faced incessant bombardments for just over two years.
    Callum Sutherland, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
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“Cannonades.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cannonades. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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