bombarded
Americanadjective
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attacked or battered with artillery fire or bombs.
The novel vividly describes a tangle of cloth, broken dishes, shards of metal, and mud—all that remained of the bombarded village.
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vigorously and repeatedly assailed or addressed, as with questions, demands, messages, etc..
The main challenge for marketers is not only to reach but to genuinely engage the already bombarded consumer.
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Physics. subjected to a stream of high-energy particles or radiation.
On directing alpha rays at the sample, the scientist observed that the bombarded beryllium emitted a subatomic particle having mass but no charge.
verb
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Etymology
Origin of bombarded
First recorded in 1705–15; bombard + -ed 2 ( def. ) for the adjective senses; bombard + -ed 1 ( def. ) for the verb sense
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In the following months, Owens bombarded him with texts and emails, imploring him to date her and promising to carry the pregnancy to term if he didn’t respond.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
After being de-selected by Labour in 2022, he bombarded Banks with more than 100 offensive cards and letters until his fingerprints were found on one in summer 2025.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
They then bombarded the gas mixture with protons to imitate the stream of energetic particles generated by solar superflares.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 2, 2026
They also bombarded the CFPB’s website with complaints, which included accounts of how Bilt’s AI support system gave information that was “completely wrong” and “demonstrably … false.”
From Salon ● Sep. 1, 2026
Then German guns bombarded the hill for several days running.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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