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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  • The day before, Israel had bombed Iran, opening yet another front in the apartheid state’s war against its Muslim neighbors, and the Clarks were concerned about the situation.
    Seth Harp, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Invita Cafe, a San Diego coffee shop, is being scrutinized and review-bombed on social media for pro-Charlie Kirk posts and products as part of a broader national response on both sides of the political aisle to last week's assassination of the conservative commentator.
    Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
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  • 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
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  • 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
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  • 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
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  • Whole seeds provide more fiber, potassium, and zinc, while shelled pepitas offer more protein, fat, iron, magnesium, and phosphorus.
    Johna Burdeos, Health, 19 Sep. 2025
  • 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
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“Cannonaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cannonaded. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.

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