as in barrages
a rapid or overwhelming outpouring of many things at once
the bombardment of so many instructions meant that I missed some of the information
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Recent Examples of bombardments
Moscow’s forces have intensified bombardments of Ukraine in recent months, leaving the country in a precarious position as the war grinds into its third winter.
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Daria Tarasova Markina, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
But Israeli bombardments have weakened Tehran as well as its allies in the Axis of Resistance—Lebanon's Hezbollah.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
And Hezbollah has been vastly weakened by Israeli assassinations and bombardments.
—Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2024
Helicopter gunships carried out aerial bombardments with barrel bombs, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
—Ammar Cheikh Omar, NBC News, 5 Dec. 2024
Civilians are bracing themselves for aerial bombardments.
—Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
Russia's long-range bombardments of Ukraine have been intensifying in recent weeks, with a particular focus on the country's energy grid, coinciding with the onset of freezing winter temperatures.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 1 Dec. 2024
Israel’s military bombed Beirut’s southern suburbs 20 times in two minutes in the hours before the deal, in one of the most intense bombardments since the start of the war.
—Rob Picheta, CNN, 27 Nov. 2024
In the hours leading up to the deal, Israel's forces attacked Beirut's southern suburbs 20 times in two minutes, one of the most severe bombardments since the conflict began.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
Daria Tarasova Markina, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
But Israeli bombardments have weakened Tehran as well as its allies in the Axis of Resistance—Lebanon's Hezbollah.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
And Hezbollah has been vastly weakened by Israeli assassinations and bombardments.
—Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2024
Helicopter gunships carried out aerial bombardments with barrel bombs, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
—Ammar Cheikh Omar, NBC News, 5 Dec. 2024
Civilians are bracing themselves for aerial bombardments.
—Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
Russia's long-range bombardments of Ukraine have been intensifying in recent weeks, with a particular focus on the country's energy grid, coinciding with the onset of freezing winter temperatures.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 1 Dec. 2024
Israel’s military bombed Beirut’s southern suburbs 20 times in two minutes in the hours before the deal, in one of the most intense bombardments since the start of the war.
—Rob Picheta, CNN, 27 Nov. 2024
In the hours leading up to the deal, Israel's forces attacked Beirut's southern suburbs 20 times in two minutes, one of the most severe bombardments since the conflict began.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Bombardments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bombardments. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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