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as in bombing
to use bombs or artillery against
the enemy shelled the city for days without letup
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Recent Examples of shelling
The Sixers are shelling it out for theirs.
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Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
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
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
As part of the project, the company is also exploring investment in local processing infrastructure, which would keep more of the cashew’s value in Côte d’Ivoire while reducing the environmental footprint of shipping raw nuts abroad for shelling and grading.
—Esha Chhabra, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Kherson’s main hospital contained 25 patients from shelling or drone injuries, three new that morning and another two that afternoon, according to health workers there.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
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
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
As part of the project, the company is also exploring investment in local processing infrastructure, which would keep more of the cashew’s value in Côte d’Ivoire while reducing the environmental footprint of shipping raw nuts abroad for shelling and grading.
—Esha Chhabra, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Kherson’s main hospital contained 25 patients from shelling or drone injuries, three new that morning and another two that afternoon, according to health workers there.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shelling
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Just one narrow swipe of the peel-off formula gives you the perfect amount of peeling power.—
Megan McIntyre,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Utilizing a variety of tools that allow for shading, etching, and peeling creates a layered effect and transforms pumpkins into detailed pieces of multi-dimensional art.—
Maria Sabella,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Sep. 2025
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Unilaterally bombing inside Qatar, a Sovereign Nation and close Ally of the United States, that is working very hard and bravely taking risks with us to broker Peace, does not advance Israel or America's goals.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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The crew would indeed appear to be at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico, because the Navy wasn’t satisfied with disabling the speedboat with a single powerful strike, but kept bombing it to smithereens after the initial hit.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
12 Sep. 2025
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Some puppies raised around other barking dogs may start barking earlier, while others might never bark.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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There were female writers, women who were the lead supervising producers barking out the assignments and calling the shots.—
Rachel Burchfield,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Shelling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shelling. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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