Bombard
verb
To attack continuously with bombs, shells, or other missiles.
The city was heavily bombarded during the war.
Often appears as...
- heavily bombard
- continuously bombard
verb
To overwhelm someone with too many things at once, like questions, complaints, or information.
My boss bombarded me with emails and tasks on my first day of work.
Often appears as...
- bombard with questions
- bombard with complaints
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Colloquial
noun
A cannon used in medieval warfare.
The castle's walls were destroyed by the enemy's bombard.
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Historical
noun
A large bassoon-like musical instrument used in the Middle Ages.
The melody is played on the bombard in traditional Breton songs.
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Approving
Musical
verb
To attack continuously with bombs, shells, or other missiles.
The city was heavily bombarded during the war.
Often appears as...
- heavily bombard
- continuously bombard
verb
To overwhelm someone with too many things at once, like questions, complaints, or information.
My boss bombarded me with emails and tasks on my first day of work.
Often appears as...
- bombard with questions
- bombard with complaints
Usage tips
Colloquial
noun
A cannon used in medieval warfare.
The castle's walls were destroyed by the enemy's bombard.
Usage tips
Historical
noun
A large bassoon-like musical instrument used in the Middle Ages.
The melody is played on the bombard in traditional Breton songs.
Usage tips
Approving
Musical
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Military Action
Used to describe aggressive military action using explosives.
WWII documentaries describe how cities were bombarded.
Pro Tip 2/2Figurative Use
Sometimes used figuratively to describe a relentless action or experience.
I felt bombarded by the constant noise of the city.
Pro Tip 1/2Military Action
Used to describe aggressive military action using explosives.
WWII documentaries describe how cities were bombarded.
Pro Tip 2/2Figurative Use
Sometimes used figuratively to describe a relentless action or experience.
I felt bombarded by the constant noise of the city.
Pro Tip 1/2Military Action
Used to describe aggressive military action using explosives.
WWII documentaries describe how cities were bombarded.
Pro Tip 2/2Figurative Use
Sometimes used figuratively to describe a relentless action or experience.
I felt bombarded by the constant noise of the city.
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"To This Day" ... for...
Don't tell me that hurts less than a broken bone, that an ingrown life is something surgeons can cut away, that there's no way for it to metastasize; it does. She was eight years old, our first day of grade three when she got called ugly. We both got moved to the back of class so we would stop getting bombarded by spitballs.
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Islamophobia killed my...
but he makes it clear that he's not there in his capacity as journalist, but as a neighbor who wants to help. I ask him what he thinks we should do, given the bombardment of local media interview requests. He offers to set up a press conference at a local community center.
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How not to be ignorant...
They kind of bombard us and equip our mind with a lot of strange ideas, and on top of it we put the very thing that makes us humans, our human intuition. It was good in evolution. It helped us generalize and jump to conclusions very, very fast.
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5 tips to improve your...
Some are small and unimportant, but others have a larger impact on our lives. For example, which politician should I vote for? Should I try the latest diet craze? Or will email make me a millionaire? We're bombarded with so many decisions
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Safari Live - Day 142 PIPE...
also getting bombarded Jason I believe that chameleons are territorial and I don't think that this chameleon wouldn't allow another chameleon to come and join him on his particular tree and as I said I'm not quite sure if it's a male or
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Why is it so hard to...
Cancer cells are masters of adaptation, adjusting their molecular and cellular characteristics to survive under stress. When they're bombarded by radiation or chemotherapy, some cancer cells can effectively switch on protective shields
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Nathalie Cabrol: How...
and then cosmic rays and U.V. bombarded the surface and water escaped to space and went underground. So if we want to be able to understand, if we want to be able to find those traces of the signatures of life
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How to deal with...
the party or she would say after the belly dancer everyone will go home it was total bombardment so the following morning what would happen is I would confront her about the situation and it was as
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Underwater Fluorescence...
fluoresce is a scientific mystery but it might be one way they've evolved to deal with the intensity of the sunlight that's bombarding them the fluorescent pigments might be screening out some
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How racial bias works --...
We create categories to make sense of the world, to assert some control and coherence to the stimuli that we're constantly being bombarded with. Categorization and the bias that it seeds
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"To This Day" ... for...
Don't tell me that hurts less than a broken bone, that an ingrown life is something surgeons can cut away, that there's no way for it to metastasize; it does. She was eight years old, our first day of grade three when she got called ugly. We both got moved to the back of class so we would stop getting bombarded by spitballs.
Video examples
Islamophobia killed my...
but he makes it clear that he's not there in his capacity as journalist, but as a neighbor who wants to help. I ask him what he thinks we should do, given the bombardment of local media interview requests. He offers to set up a press conference at a local community center.
Video examples
How not to be ignorant...
They kind of bombard us and equip our mind with a lot of strange ideas, and on top of it we put the very thing that makes us humans, our human intuition. It was good in evolution. It helped us generalize and jump to conclusions very, very fast.
Video examples
5 tips to improve your...
Some are small and unimportant, but others have a larger impact on our lives. For example, which politician should I vote for? Should I try the latest diet craze? Or will email make me a millionaire? We're bombarded with so many decisions
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 142 PIPE...
also getting bombarded Jason I believe that chameleons are territorial and I don't think that this chameleon wouldn't allow another chameleon to come and join him on his particular tree and as I said I'm not quite sure if it's a male or
Video examples
Why is it so hard to...
Cancer cells are masters of adaptation, adjusting their molecular and cellular characteristics to survive under stress. When they're bombarded by radiation or chemotherapy, some cancer cells can effectively switch on protective shields
Video examples
Nathalie Cabrol: How...
and then cosmic rays and U.V. bombarded the surface and water escaped to space and went underground. So if we want to be able to understand, if we want to be able to find those traces of the signatures of life
Video examples
How to deal with...
the party or she would say after the belly dancer everyone will go home it was total bombardment so the following morning what would happen is I would confront her about the situation and it was as
Video examples
Underwater Fluorescence...
fluoresce is a scientific mystery but it might be one way they've evolved to deal with the intensity of the sunlight that's bombarding them the fluorescent pigments might be screening out some
Video examples
How racial bias works --...
We create categories to make sense of the world, to assert some control and coherence to the stimuli that we're constantly being bombarded with. Categorization and the bias that it seeds
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Mark Manson
American Author
One of the problems of modern society, or the post-Internet age, is that there are so many things bombarding us that we could care about. I think it's more important than ever to really get clear and focus on what's worth caring about and what's just noise or distraction.
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James E. Faust
American Clergyman
We are bombarded on all sides by a vast number of messages we don't want or need. More information is generated in a single day than we can absorb in a lifetime. To fully enjoy life, all of us must find our own breathing space and peace of mind.
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Jean Hanff Korelitz
American Novelist
As a writer, I have this compulsion to take characters who appear formidable and bombard them with adversity until they crumble. What's interesting is watching them rise again, and seeing how they've changed and grown, if indeed they have.
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Jan Koum
American Businessman
We're not interested in bombarding our users with, 'Hey, play this game, play this game, play this game.' It gets annoying, it gets in the way of messaging, and it gets in the way of staying in touch with people who are important to you.
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Alain de Botton
English Writer
Pick up any newspaper or magazine, open the TV, and you'll be bombarded with suggestions of how to have a successful life. Some of these suggestions are deeply unhelpful to our own projects and priorities - and we should take care.
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Juergen Teller
German Photographer
I always work with two cameras. Its kind of like I'm hypnotizing the subject with the flashing. It's a bombardment of action, flashes, and I think it helps them to ease into the process.
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Mark Ruffalo
American Actor
As we're bombarded with the imagery that we are and now, post 9-11, it's hard not to get hardened by the world and the amount of violence that's allowed to be shown to kids these days.
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Tim Murphy
Canadian Politician
Today, children are watching more and more television, and are bombarded over and over with images and content that have the potential to dramatically influence their behavior.
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Kyrie Irving
American Athlete
I do have a chef, but I still go out. Sometimes I can still blend in, and sometimes I get a little bombarded. It's the best of both worlds.
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Saul Bass
American Designer
We are truly bombarded by images. To break through and be observed, let alone focused on, you have to have impact and power.
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Mark Manson
American Author
One of the problems of modern society, or the post-Internet age, is that there are so many things bombarding us that we could care about. I think it's more important than ever to really get clear and focus on what's worth caring about and what's just noise or distraction.
Quote examples
James E. Faust
American Clergyman
We are bombarded on all sides by a vast number of messages we don't want or need. More information is generated in a single day than we can absorb in a lifetime. To fully enjoy life, all of us must find our own breathing space and peace of mind.
Quote examples
Jean Hanff Korelitz
American Novelist
As a writer, I have this compulsion to take characters who appear formidable and bombard them with adversity until they crumble. What's interesting is watching them rise again, and seeing how they've changed and grown, if indeed they have.
Quote examples
Jan Koum
American Businessman
We're not interested in bombarding our users with, 'Hey, play this game, play this game, play this game.' It gets annoying, it gets in the way of messaging, and it gets in the way of staying in touch with people who are important to you.
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Alain de Botton
English Writer
Pick up any newspaper or magazine, open the TV, and you'll be bombarded with suggestions of how to have a successful life. Some of these suggestions are deeply unhelpful to our own projects and priorities - and we should take care.
Quote examples
Juergen Teller
German Photographer
I always work with two cameras. Its kind of like I'm hypnotizing the subject with the flashing. It's a bombardment of action, flashes, and I think it helps them to ease into the process.
Quote examples
Mark Ruffalo
American Actor
As we're bombarded with the imagery that we are and now, post 9-11, it's hard not to get hardened by the world and the amount of violence that's allowed to be shown to kids these days.
Quote examples
Tim Murphy
Canadian Politician
Today, children are watching more and more television, and are bombarded over and over with images and content that have the potential to dramatically influence their behavior.
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Kyrie Irving
American Athlete
I do have a chef, but I still go out. Sometimes I can still blend in, and sometimes I get a little bombarded. It's the best of both worlds.
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Saul Bass
American Designer
We are truly bombarded by images. To break through and be observed, let alone focused on, you have to have impact and power.
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