1
as in flooding
to attack with a rapid or overwhelming outpouring of many things at once
following the reporter's obscene outburst, viewers bombed the television station with an unprecedented number of complaints
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2
as in travelling
slang
to proceed or move quickly
skiers bombing down the slope vied for the coveted gold medal
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3
as in collapsing
to be unsuccessful
the chichi restaurant bombed big-time, lasting only six months
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4
as in burying
to defeat by a large margin
it's no surprise that the inexperienced baseball team got totally bombed in its first game
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5
as in attacking
to use bombs or artillery against
the enemy has bombed the city again
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as in bombardment
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Recent Examples of bombing
Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Comparisons to Boston, Aurora Patel, the FBI director, compared the rapid manhunt to that of the Boston Marathon bombing in April 2013.
—Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
The judge noted the statute was passed days after the 9/11 attacks, and the statute specifically cites that attack, along with the 1995 bombing of the Oklahoma City federal building and others, as examples of terrorism.
—Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
Continue reading … BUNKERS BUSTED – Air Force colonel breaks silence on historic Iran bombing that exhausted pilots.
—FOXNews.com, 16 Sep. 2025
San Clemente Island has an airfield, a bombing range and a training facility used by special operations units.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
Trump issued an ultimatum to Hamas to release all the hostages, and the group didn’t comply, resulting in the bombing of their compound.
—Hadley Gamble, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Her mother was in the hospital but had to go to a shelter because of the intense bombing.
—Ruchi Kumar, NPR, 14 Sep. 2025
Overshadowed in the news was the Russian drone incursion into Polish airspace, a slight increase in inflation, and Israel’s bombing of a building in Qatar where Hamas leaders have been living in luxury for at least a decade.
—Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner, 13 Sep. 2025
Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
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
For the first time, Israel launched an airstrike in Qatar, bombing a building in Doha that houses Hamas political leadership.
—Greg Dixon, NPR, 9 Sep. 2025
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
Exasperated that Putin did not heed his calls to stop bombing Ukrainian cities, Trump almost two weeks ago moved up his ultimatum to impose additional sanctions on Russia and introduce secondary tariffs targeting countries that buy Russian oil if the Kremlin did not move toward a settlement.
—Will Weissert, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025
The planes began to climb to bombing altitude, 32,000 feet.
—David Perlmutt, Charlotte Observer, 6 Aug. 2025
Verb
He was arrested in 2013 for sending a threatening email to the organizers of the Salt Lake City Marathon days after the Boston Marathon bombing, according to The Salt Lake Tribune.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Comparisons to Boston, Aurora Patel, the FBI director, compared the rapid manhunt to that of the Boston Marathon bombing in April 2013.
—Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
The judge noted the statute was passed days after the 9/11 attacks, and the statute specifically cites that attack, along with the 1995 bombing of the Oklahoma City federal building and others, as examples of terrorism.
—Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
Continue reading … BUNKERS BUSTED – Air Force colonel breaks silence on historic Iran bombing that exhausted pilots.
—FOXNews.com, 16 Sep. 2025
San Clemente Island has an airfield, a bombing range and a training facility used by special operations units.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
Trump issued an ultimatum to Hamas to release all the hostages, and the group didn’t comply, resulting in the bombing of their compound.
—Hadley Gamble, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Her mother was in the hospital but had to go to a shelter because of the intense bombing.
—Ruchi Kumar, NPR, 14 Sep. 2025
Overshadowed in the news was the Russian drone incursion into Polish airspace, a slight increase in inflation, and Israel’s bombing of a building in Qatar where Hamas leaders have been living in luxury for at least a decade.
—Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner, 13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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
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
For the first time, Israel launched an airstrike in Qatar, bombing a building in Doha that houses Hamas political leadership.
—Greg Dixon, NPR, 9 Sep. 2025
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
Exasperated that Putin did not heed his calls to stop bombing Ukrainian cities, Trump almost two weeks ago moved up his ultimatum to impose additional sanctions on Russia and introduce secondary tariffs targeting countries that buy Russian oil if the Kremlin did not move toward a settlement.
—Will Weissert, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025
The planes began to climb to bombing altitude, 32,000 feet.
—David Perlmutt, Charlotte Observer, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bombing
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The Hortmans’ assassination received a flurry of coverage over the strange circumstances under which it was carried out, with pictures of Boelter in his silicone mask initially flooding social media.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Sep. 2025
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But then the torrent of anonymous text messages that would put their relationship to the test began flooding in.—
Liam Quinn,
PEOPLE,
11 Sep. 2025
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Mayor Eric Adams, in joining supporters of a ban, cited safety concerns in the increasingly crowded green space, including incidents in recent years of horses collapsing and dying on the job or breaking free from their drivers and running loose in the park.—
Philip Marcelo,
Fortune,
18 Sep. 2025
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By April, Vernier was taking as much as 500 milligrams a day and said his life was collapsing.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
18 Sep. 2025
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Significantly diseased leaves should be raked and removed from the area and disposed of properly, such as by burying, burning where allowed, or hot composting, according to UW-Madison.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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In video footage of the tragedy obtained by ViralPress, Praphrom could be seen inspecting a collapsed road from a trench opening below, before soil and concrete fell and struck the back of his neck, pinning him to the ground and burying him.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
13 Sep. 2025
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The team has started the 2025/26 season in a less than free-flowing fashion and has struggled to put up the attacking numbers that might be expected of a defending champion.—
James Nalton,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Atalanta comes in with resilience and attacking threats, particularly in transition, but their back line has looked shaky at times this year.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Gaza, meanwhile, has been reduced largely to rubble by nearly two years of relentless bombardment and ground operations launched by Israel following the attacks.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
20 Sep. 2025
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Israel launches new assault on Gaza City New satellite imagery shows the massive evacuation of Palestinians from northern Gaza and Gaza City, where the Israeli military has intensified bombardments and started a ground invasion over the last week.—
Camilla Alcini,
ABC News,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Even young kids can stumble on these images and videos, especially when something’s trending, or when multiple copies of a video are bombarding the feed, overriding even the most stringent parental controls.—
Robyn Koslowitz,
Parents,
19 Sep. 2025
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Israel — which has been bombarding the city for days — said 100,000 people had already left, that refugee facilities were being prepared, and that the assault would finally break Hamas.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The final result needed to be invisible, weightless, scentless, and makeup-gripping, all of which were achieved with flying colors—actually, with no color at all since the formula is completely clear on all skin tones.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Before flying, check your airline’s website for more details on what’s allowed.—
Jessie Beck,
AFAR Media,
16 Sep. 2025
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Civil rights leaders criticized the federal government at the time for failing to prioritize equitable access in communities of color.—
Nicquel Terry Ellis,
CNN Money,
14 Sep. 2025
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The new glue has impressive properties, including its ability to withstand significant forces before failing.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Bombing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bombing. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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