as in bombing
to use bombs or artillery against
the artillery cannonaded the enemy encampment all night
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An art conservator who'd prefer to be immersed in detail work, Sarah is bombing as the host of a dinner party where her entrepreneur husband (Tom Riley) hopes to impress an obnoxious prospective investor (Tom Goodman-Hill) when a literal explosive goes off in her neighborhood.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
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Trump has often expressed verbal frustration with Putin, accusing him of making positive diplomatic noises before bombing Ukrainian civilians again, but until now had avoided taking direct action.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
23 Oct. 2025
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In central Gaza’s Nuseirat refugee camp, Mahmoud Sharkawy, who has been displaced from Gaza City, said there was intense artillery shelling in the early hours of the morning.—
Barney Henderson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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The company, which began in 1935, has been shelling pecans for travelers ever since.—
Melinda Salchert,
Southern Living,
25 Sep. 2025
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Waves battering the east coast of North Carolina have brought down four more houses in Buxton in the Outer Banks, according to the National Park Service.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
28 Oct. 2025
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What To Know Several low-pressure systems are battering Alaska this week.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Cannonading.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cannonading. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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