as in disasters
something that has failed
her tell-all book was a bomb that landed on the remainder tables with a thud
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as in floods
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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as in races
slang
to proceed or move quickly
skiers bombing down the slope vied for the coveted gold medal
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as in collapses
to be unsuccessful
the chichi restaurant bombed big-time, lasting only six months
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as in whips
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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Recent Examples of bombs
ABC News,
3 July 2026
Frazier eagerly reposted a vile lie claiming Israelis drop bombs disguised as toys to murder children—originally posted by a UK activist facing terror charges for backing Hamas.
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Staff,
FOXNews.com,
2 July 2026
As the use of glide bombs increases, both Russia and Ukraine will continue investing in glide bomb technology, as well as defenses against these weapons.
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Vikram Mittal,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
The lab’s Environmental Restoration Department had been working to remediate the site and clean groundwater that had been contaminated with nitrates, a nitrogen compound found in bombs.
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Chase Hunter,
Mercury News,
28 June 2026
All the lasers, bombs and explosions that Fox’s Arwing navigates look ultra high-definition without turning into the overwhelming bullet-hell of other shooters.
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Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
25 June 2026
Sharp was one of my favorite sleepers, a 3-and-D guard who launches bombs and, despite being undersized, willingly checks top guards and wings.
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John Hollinger,
New York Times,
25 June 2026
Military strikes in Ukraine and Russia Meanwhile, in the war in Ukraine, Russian bombs struck an apartment building Saturday in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, killing at least one person and wounding nine, including a 6-year-old child, authorities said.
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Claudia Ciobanu,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
Jonathan Zimmerman,
Chicago Tribune,
9 June 2026
The United States bombs Iran's nuclear facilities days later.
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Erin Mansfield,
USA Today,
1 Mar. 2026
If Venezuela and its region instead spiral into chaos and suffering, Trump will merely look like a bully, a president who cowers when facing the mighty — in Moscow or Beijing, say — but bombs those who can’t return fire, whether in Nigeria, Yemen or Venezuela.
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Andreas Kluth,
Boston Herald,
7 Jan. 2026
Above, South Lake Tahoe ripper Emma Dayberry bombs through Kirkwood’s fabled Finger chutes, a quick traverse off of the Cornice Express six-pack chairlift.
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Drew Zieff,
Outside,
7 Nov. 2025
Ukraine bombs Russian energy infrastructure to defend civilians and destroy the Kremlin war machine.
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Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Oct. 2025
Remind them their worth is non-negotiable When your child fails — gets cut from the team, bombs a test — remind them their value isn't up for debate.
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Jennifer Breheny Wallace,
CNBC,
21 Aug. 2025
Noun
Four were acquitted of rioting while one, Christopher Gillen, 45, was convicted of riot and tossing fire bombs.
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ABC News,
3 July 2026
Frazier eagerly reposted a vile lie claiming Israelis drop bombs disguised as toys to murder children—originally posted by a UK activist facing terror charges for backing Hamas.
—
Staff,
FOXNews.com,
2 July 2026
As the use of glide bombs increases, both Russia and Ukraine will continue investing in glide bomb technology, as well as defenses against these weapons.
—
Vikram Mittal,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
The lab’s Environmental Restoration Department had been working to remediate the site and clean groundwater that had been contaminated with nitrates, a nitrogen compound found in bombs.
—
Chase Hunter,
Mercury News,
28 June 2026
All the lasers, bombs and explosions that Fox’s Arwing navigates look ultra high-definition without turning into the overwhelming bullet-hell of other shooters.
—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
25 June 2026
Sharp was one of my favorite sleepers, a 3-and-D guard who launches bombs and, despite being undersized, willingly checks top guards and wings.
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John Hollinger,
New York Times,
25 June 2026
Military strikes in Ukraine and Russia Meanwhile, in the war in Ukraine, Russian bombs struck an apartment building Saturday in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, killing at least one person and wounding nine, including a 6-year-old child, authorities said.
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Claudia Ciobanu,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
Verb
The campus is eerily silent, even as Israel attacks Lebanon and the United States bombs Iran.
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Jonathan Zimmerman,
Chicago Tribune,
9 June 2026
The United States bombs Iran's nuclear facilities days later.
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Erin Mansfield,
USA Today,
1 Mar. 2026
If Venezuela and its region instead spiral into chaos and suffering, Trump will merely look like a bully, a president who cowers when facing the mighty — in Moscow or Beijing, say — but bombs those who can’t return fire, whether in Nigeria, Yemen or Venezuela.
—
Andreas Kluth,
Boston Herald,
7 Jan. 2026
Above, South Lake Tahoe ripper Emma Dayberry bombs through Kirkwood’s fabled Finger chutes, a quick traverse off of the Cornice Express six-pack chairlift.
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Drew Zieff,
Outside,
7 Nov. 2025
Ukraine bombs Russian energy infrastructure to defend civilians and destroy the Kremlin war machine.
—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Oct. 2025
Remind them their worth is non-negotiable When your child fails — gets cut from the team, bombs a test — remind them their value isn't up for debate.
—
Jennifer Breheny Wallace,
CNBC,
21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bombs
Noun
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Cheap financial capital has flooded into the industry, lowering the cost of protecting against disasters, but Bäte thinks the trend cannot continue forever.
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City leaders recognize the difficulty for families and communities dealing with vacant disasters.
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This is the essence of GPS spoofing, in which an attacker floods a GPS receiver with deceptive signals.
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Melatonin floods the brain and body, telling each cell that night has come.
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Anthropic has accused the Chinese firm Alibaba of launching the largest attack yet attempting to clone Claude, as China races to match the capabilities of Anthropic’s leading model following Mythos’ release and subsequent restriction from foreign markets.
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Once again, extraordinary wealth is concentrating into fewer hands while technology races ahead faster than society’s moral conscience.
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Corruption deepened, the economy entered one of the worst collapses in modern history, and a humanitarian crisis pushed close to a third of the population out of the country.
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By contrast, Roberts’s opinion in Slaughter collapses this distinction.
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As Rice whips the ball in with bend and power, keep an eye on England’s blockers in the clip below.
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The vessel bends, blocks, and whips the wind into complex micro-currents before the air ever hits the sails.
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During the drive, a tank shells the car, killing most of the occupants.
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The northwestern states of Aragua, Carabobo and Falcón have also been affected, with some areas reporting power failures, Rodríguez said.
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But Ramaphosa also conceded that there had been failures in South Africa's border control.
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The two armies remain locked in battle on the roughly 750-mile front line, while Russia bombards civilian areas of Ukraine daily.
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The two armies remain locked in battle on the roughly 750-mile front line, while Russia bombards civilian areas of Ukraine daily.
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