BOMBARDMENTS Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

bombardments

noun

plural of bombardment

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. — Gregory Harutunian, Chicago Tribune, 11 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 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 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 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 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 Some, like France's Maginot Line, became border fortresses stretching for miles, while German coastal defenses sat on the cliffs of Normandy, requiring the Allies to take out with sea bombardments and direct infantry assaults. — David Szondy june 23, New Atlas, 23 June 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

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These strategic American missile defenses, in Israel and elsewhere in the region, significantly boosted Israeli defenses against Iranian barrages during that war.

— Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
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.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 24 June 2026

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