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bomb

verb as in detonate weapon

verb as in fail miserably

Strongest match

Strong matches

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To the south, RSF positions are bombed almost every week by the Sudanese army - these attacks are also claiming civilian lives.

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Back in July, when they were still bombing and shelling each other, his threat to end tariff talks forced them into an immediate ceasefire.

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U.S. war planes have bombed small ships in international waters off the coast of Venezuela and Colombia since September with extrajudicial zeal.

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The move came after months of tense diplomacy aimed at reviving nuclear talks derailed since June, when Israeli and US forces bombed Iranian nuclear facilities.

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"With content, if people don't like it, they scroll away, but if you bomb on stage, the whole room is looking at you like, 'That's terrible'".

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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