bombshell
noun
bomb·shell
ˈbäm-ˌshel 
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2
a
: one that is stunning, amazing, or devastating
The book was a political bombshell.
b
: a person who is the cause and object of sensational and usually widespread attention, excitement, or attraction
a blonde bombshell [=a glamorously attractive blonde woman]
Examples of bombshell in a Sentence
discovering that I had a long-lost sister was an absolute bombshell
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Sophia Panych, Allure, 27 Mar. 2025
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Sophia Panych, Allure, 27 Mar. 2025
The bombshell decision arrives after Lawson's lackluster performance during the first two Grands Prix of the 2025 season.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
Jeffrey Goldberg, The Atlantic’s editor in chief, had withheld some of the contents of the thread in his bombshell report Monday revealing that he had been looped in on plans to carry out attacks on Houthi targets in Yemen.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 26 Mar. 2025
The two must find a way to work together, even as the bombshell details of a complicated and illicit romance between them begin to spill out.
—Dana Feldman, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
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“Bombshell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bombshell. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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bombshell
noun
bomb·shell
-ˌshel
2
: a great surprise
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