ambushment

as in ambush
a setup in which hidden attackers lie in wait ambushments were a constant threat to travelers along the road to London

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Noun
  • The charges stem from an ambush at the Prairieland Detention Center earlier this month.
    Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 16 July 2025
  • But in a motion last week, Lively’s team objected to that location, saying that Baldoni’s lawyers were setting up a media ambush, in which Lively would be besieged by paparazzi on her way in and out.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 14 July 2025
Noun
  • The restaurant was a favorite hangout of the Gilbert Goons and the site of seven parking lot attacks, according to beating videos, interviews and police records.
    Perry Vandell, AZCentral.com, 24 July 2025
  • Waves of Iranian missile and drone attacks on Israel have tested the mettle of that country's Iron Dome.
    Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 23 July 2025
Noun
  • Undervaluing Yourself To Avoid Conflict Many professionals, especially those early in their careers, fall into the trap of lowballing their worth out of fear.
    Sho Dewan, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
  • That’s the trap with a character like this — writing to a joke versus writing to her worldview and her attitude.
    James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2025
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“Ambushment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ambushment. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.

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