as in bombing
to use bombs or artillery against
the artillery cannonaded the enemy encampment all night
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In this season of Platonic, Luke Macfarlane's character Charlie has a mental breakdown after bombing his dream opportunity to compete on Jeopardy!—
Dory Jackson,
People.com,
27 Aug. 2025 -
Trump talks God in his speech on bombing Iran.—
Kinsey Crowley,
USA Today,
21 Aug. 2025
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Palestinian health authorities said further Israeli airstrikes and shelling across the Gaza Strip had killed at least 100 people on Tuesday, 35 of them in Gaza City in the enclave's north as Israeli forces girded for the offensive.—
Emily Rose,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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Israelis launched a day of nationwide protests Tuesday calling for hostages to be released and the war in Gaza to end, while more Palestinian families left Gaza City after a night of Israeli shelling on its outskirts.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
26 Aug. 2025
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According to police, Crow and the woman he’s accused of battering live together and were involved in fight about past relationships.—
John MacLauchlan,
Miami Herald,
31 Aug. 2025
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Outer Banks brace for Hurricane Erin Hurricane Erin's higher tides and big waves are battering much of the East Coast.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Cannonading.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cannonading. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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