cannonaded

past tense of cannonade
as in bombed
to use bombs or artillery against the artillery cannonaded the enemy encampment all night

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Verb
  • Israel has also bombed Lebanon, Syria, Iran and Yemen in the course of the Gaza conflict.
    Jarrett Renshaw, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Between September 5 and 8, five high-rise buildings were bombed, according to Mahmoud Basal, Gaza’s Civil Defense spokesman.
    Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In the meantime, Tesla’s car sales have been slowing globally and fears of stricter auto tariffs have battered the stock price.
    Bloomberg, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Malaria battered him next, and after treatment, the other illnesses flared back up again.
    Michal Ruprecht, NPR, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Captured on live television, rioters attacked the Capitol and breached the Senate floor.
    Chris Boyette, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2025
  • In 1986, Iranian warplanes attacked Emirati oil platforms off the coast of the capital, Abu Dhabi.
    Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Digital marketing gives the food and beverage industry powerful access to young audiences, and the market is saturated; children and adolescents are bombarded by these products everywhere, from shops to schools and digital spaces, the report notes.
    Maryanne Murray Buechner, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Israel bombarded with missiles.
    Manuel Muñoz, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Rajab and her family had been fleeing Gaza City when their vehicle was shelled, killing her uncle, aunt and three cousins.
    Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Rajab and her family had been fleeing Gaza City when their vehicle was shelled, killing her uncle, aunt, and three cousins.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Cannonaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cannonaded. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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