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as in bombed
to use bombs or artillery against
the Allies bombarded Germany for a great many months during World War II
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as in flooded
to attack with a rapid or overwhelming outpouring of many things at once
reporters bombarded the company spokesman with sharp questions
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Recent Examples of bombarded
Fans bombarded the request lines of the music video countdown program Dial MTV.
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Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 21 Oct. 2024
Like many voters, he has been bombarded with advertisements, including through the mail.
—Sarah Atwood, Detroit Free Press, 19 Oct. 2024
After they got engaged in 2019—Eric hid a diamond ring in a tin of Willow’s favorite loose-leaf tea—they were immediately bombarded with questions about the when and where they were getting married.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2024
Mobile marketing is often worse – consumers are bombarded with text messages and bland emails, which arrive too frequently, and are too generic, or superficially personalized in artificially friendly language.
—Beth Ann Kaminkow, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
Instead of being bombarded with messages, customers could review proposals at their own pace, selecting the vendors that best meet their needs.
—R. Paul Singh, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
Every morning, or after a long flight with no internet, I am bombarded with a slew of emails.
—Morey Haber, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
But mucosal surfaces are constantly bombarded by both pathogens and harmless materials.
—Stephani Sutherland, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2024
We are bombarded with advertising and communication overload.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bombarded
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The family used to farm and attend church in their hometown of Sake but fled in February when it was bombed.Sam Mednick and Ruth Alonga, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
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Israel's military ordered civilians to leave north Gaza even as the area was bombed, and many who have been forcibly displaced multiple times have reportedly refused to leave.NBC News, NBC News, 15 Oct. 2024
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In their last moments on the phone last Friday, Alonso described the moment panic set in for Andrade as water flooded the streets.Ashley R. Williams, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
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Since the last war between Hezbollah and Israel, in 2006, the group flooded once-impoverished Shia communities across Lebanon with investment.Ruth Michaelson / Beirut, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
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While on the ground, Evans is shot twice more with bean bag rounds and attacked twice by a police dog as Evans screams.Christian Martinez, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Roving gangs on scooters attacked and beat Israeli soccer fans in Amsterdam, the Dutch capital, overnight in an outburst of what authorities called antisemitic violence.Corky Siemaszko, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
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The elements of my performance that have been questioned are quite clearly a statement in opposition to fascism, injustice, and bigotry in all its forms.Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2024
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Though open to a bigger board, Mitchell and Barger have questioned the nine figure — why not seven?Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Bombarded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bombarded. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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