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
The bombardments have largely occurred in south Lebanon, near the border with Israel, and around Beirut, near the airport.
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Gregory Harutunian,
Chicago Tribune,
11 June 2026
The Ukrainian bombardments have constricted the supply of gas in the oil-rich country and there are reports of Russians in several regions having to line up at the pump for hours at a time.
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Jane Lytvynenko,
NBC news,
6 June 2026
The latest escalation in the conflict follows one of Russia’s heaviest bombardments of the war in May.
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Tiago Ventura,
Time,
2 June 2026
Russia has been using long-range missiles and drones to damage Ukraine's power grid and hammer cities, and Ukraine has braced for further heavy bombardments.
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Arkansas Online,
30 May 2026
Russia has been using long-range ballistic missiles and drones to damage Ukraine’s power grid and hammer cities, and Ukraine has braced for further heavy bombardments.
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Stephen McGrath,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
The drone and missile attack, one of the heaviest bombardments of Kyiv since Russia’s invasion in 2022, also wounded nearly one hundred people, according to Reuters.
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News Desk,
Artforum,
26 May 2026
The piece, measuring just 12 inches high, was previously stuck in Israel as a result of the war that country and the US are waging in Iran, which began with major joint bombardments on February 28.
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Brian Boucher,
ARTnews.com,
11 May 2026
The contact zone there spans the Danube, the river's width of around 1,640 feet -- less than three football fields -- separating Romania and its NATO defenses from the Ukrainian river ports that have for years been a focus of Russia's long-range drone and missile bombardments.
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David Brennan,
ABC News,
2 May 2026
Gregory Harutunian,
Chicago Tribune,
11 June 2026
The Ukrainian bombardments have constricted the supply of gas in the oil-rich country and there are reports of Russians in several regions having to line up at the pump for hours at a time.
—
Jane Lytvynenko,
NBC news,
6 June 2026
The latest escalation in the conflict follows one of Russia’s heaviest bombardments of the war in May.
—
Tiago Ventura,
Time,
2 June 2026
Russia has been using long-range missiles and drones to damage Ukraine's power grid and hammer cities, and Ukraine has braced for further heavy bombardments.
—
Arkansas Online,
30 May 2026
Russia has been using long-range ballistic missiles and drones to damage Ukraine’s power grid and hammer cities, and Ukraine has braced for further heavy bombardments.
—
Stephen McGrath,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
The drone and missile attack, one of the heaviest bombardments of Kyiv since Russia’s invasion in 2022, also wounded nearly one hundred people, according to Reuters.
—
News Desk,
Artforum,
26 May 2026
The piece, measuring just 12 inches high, was previously stuck in Israel as a result of the war that country and the US are waging in Iran, which began with major joint bombardments on February 28.
—
Brian Boucher,
ARTnews.com,
11 May 2026
The contact zone there spans the Danube, the river's width of around 1,640 feet -- less than three football fields -- separating Romania and its NATO defenses from the Ukrainian river ports that have for years been a focus of Russia's long-range drone and missile bombardments.
—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
2 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bombardments
Noun
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Once relying on its massive missile arsenal, advances in Israeli intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance have neutered its previous strategy of relying on simultaneous barrages of missiles to overwhelm Israeli missile defenses.
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Surely that painful lesson helped Brunson weather the Spurs barrages.
Noun
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There is even a remote possibility for a few flurries in the highest peaks of the Sierra on Saturday and Sunday nights with temps briefly below freezing.
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Even then, there are flurries of intense activity.
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“Bombardments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bombardments. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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