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noun

ˈbäm How to pronounce bomb (audio)
Definition of bombnext
1
as in disaster
something that has failed her tell-all book was a bomb that landed on the remainder tables with a thud

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2
as in fortune
British a very large amount of money that stay at Claridge's cost a bomb, but it was worth it

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bomb

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verb

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as in to barrage
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 to race
slang to proceed or move quickly skiers bombing down the slope vied for the coveted gold medal

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3
as in to collapse
to be unsuccessful the chichi restaurant bombed big-time, lasting only six months

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4
as in to throw
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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as in to attack
to use bombs or artillery against the enemy has bombed the city again

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Recent Examples of bomb
Noun
Michael Knight is charged with making a false report about a bomb and disorderly intoxication. — Bri Buckley, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026 Both nuclear power and nuclear bombs require a lighter, rarer kind of uranium, U-235, rather than the more common, heavier U-238. — Nick Bockelman, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Verb
The air base in western England has been used to bomb Iran during this year’s war. — ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026 To the network’s point, Cryer had starred in a number of pilots that had either failed to get picked up, or went on to air only to bomb after a handful of episodes. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bomb
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bomb
  1. disaster
  2. fortune
  3. barrage
  4. race
  5. collapse
  6. throw
  7. attack
  8. failure
Noun
  • Residents, meanwhile, can give firefighters the best shot at stopping a potential disaster by clearing flammable vegetation in their yards and fire-hardening their homes.
    — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The goal, ultimately, is not to eat our way out of an ecological disaster.
    — Victoria Malloy, Time, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of disaster
Noun
  • Although Texas hasn't elected a Democrat to the Senate since 1988, Democrats are hopeful their fortunes will change this year.
    — Caroline Linton, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Trump and Netanyahu might each conclude that a show of force could rescue their political fortunes.
    — Ali Vaez, Time, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of fortune
Verb
  • But Mark, in Ronson’s telling, quickly grows antagonistic, abruptly asking Ronson to sign an NDA, then later barraging him with suspicious texts and threatening him with a pair of goons.
    — Jeremy Gordon, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The Weather Channel radar shows Lake County getting barraged with rain.
    — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of barrage
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  • While an ordinary walk might leave her mind racing toward work, looking for a particular color gave it something else to do, effectively putting all that other mental chatter on mute.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Together, the symbols represent more than 280 years of racing history and state pride, officials say.
    — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026
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  • Support for the populist had eroded since 16 people were killed in 2024 when a concrete canopy collapsed at a train station in Novi Sad.
    — JOVANA GEC, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Support for the right-wing populist had eroded since 16 people were killed in 2024 when a concrete canopy collapsed at a train station in Novi Sad.
    — Jovana Gec, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of collapse
Verb
  • Charlotte also turned the ball over on its first possession of the second half when Naz Reid (a game-high seven turnovers, but also a team-high 17 points) threw it away.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Just over a week before Wicker began filming in Hungary, costume designers András Dániel Tóth and Attila Godena-Juhász, who work together as András + Attila, were thrown one big curveball.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of throw
Verb
  • Egypt's president sought to reassure the public that the country wouldn't attack Yemen, and that the military support is limited to defending Saudi territory.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Back in 2023, Stevens revealed he was diagnosed with Guillain-Barré syndrome—a rare auto-immune disorder in which the body’s immune system attacks the nerves—and was working to relearn how to walk and use his hands.
    — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of attack
Noun
  • Even if Theranos had a functioning testing machine, the economic model on which is was based would result in failure.
    — Torie Bosch, STAT, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Even among voters who want Republicans to retain control, 17% cited weak AI and data center oversight — second only to a failure to bring down prices.
    — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2026
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