bombarded

past tense of bombard
1
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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2
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 One anonymous parent told Fox News Digital about witnessing a child being bombarded with vulgar insults by pro-trans protesters after the meeting. Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 21 Dec. 2024 The morning after Election Day, Kimmy Hull woke up to find that her inbox had been bombarded overnight. Odette Yousef, NPR, 20 Dec. 2024 Advertisement During the almost three years since Moscow’s full invasion of Ukraine began, Russia has regularly bombarded civilian areas, often in an attempt to cripple the power grid and unnerve Ukrainians. Illia Novikov, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024 In the days leading up to voting, Taiwan was bombarded by cyberattacks — even the normally fastidious Chinese military hackers seemed to be working in shifts, Chiueh noted. Joshua Keating, Vox, 16 Dec. 2024 In today’s digital age, employees are bombarded by news and notifications. Stephen Sokoler, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024 From fast food to sedentary jobs, we’re constantly bombarded with options that take us further away from the healthy habits our bodies crave. Jess Cording, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024 Entrepreneurs are bombarded with messages of relentless success, and every social media post seems to celebrate another victory. Mark Kane, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024 In summary, the scale of the national debt to worry about, is only 30% of the size of the topline number we all get bombarded with as the agent of the next economic cataclysm. Clem Chambers, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bombarded
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  • An entire Arab nation bombed into ruins.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Its conservative stances resulted in its office being bombed by left-wing labor activists in 1910, killing 21 and wounding over 100 in one of the deadliest acts of terrorism in United States history.
    Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 27 Dec. 2024
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  • Analytics and technology have flooded the sport.
    Zack Meisel, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Their main food source vanished after decades of pollution flooded the Lagoon — and the species’ most important home on the East Coast turned into a graveyard.
    Bethany Barnes, Sun Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2025
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  • Workers who were motivated by their belief in public service are being attacked on a daily basis.
    Gary Phelan, Hartford Courant, 24 Mar. 2025
  • The conflict began after Hamas attacked Israel in October 2023, killing 1,200 people and taking 250 hostages, according to Israeli tallies.
    Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
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  • Arrest warrant questioned Many law experts question the validity of the warrant, which specified that certain key provisions of South Korea's Criminal Procedure Act should be excluded, which meant the police could search the military and government-classified presidential residence.
    Joohee Cho, ABC News, 5 Jan. 2025
  • His worth as a franchise QB has been questioned since the Cardinals took him with the first pick of the 2019 draft.
    Matt Barrows, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025

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“Bombarded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bombarded. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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