as in surprise
something that makes a strong impression because it is so unexpected
discovering that I had a long-lost sister was an absolute bombshell
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Recent Examples of bombshell
Since the bombshell report on Monday, the White House has been evasive on whether Signal is indeed not approved to send classified material or information.
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Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 25 Mar. 2025
Among major cable networks, CNN was first to do a segment on the bombshell.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 24 Mar. 2025
There was a disconcerting shift at the end of Gary Neville’s bombshell interview with Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
But McNulty has been busy making other plans since that mid-February bombshell dropped by Elon Musk's government downsizing effort.
—Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 7 Mar. 2025
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Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 25 Mar. 2025
Among major cable networks, CNN was first to do a segment on the bombshell.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 24 Mar. 2025
There was a disconcerting shift at the end of Gary Neville’s bombshell interview with Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
But McNulty has been busy making other plans since that mid-February bombshell dropped by Elon Musk's government downsizing effort.
—Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bombshell
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Even as Paraguay continues to shock CONMEBOL and Africa’s state of qualifying has sprung some surprises, New Zealand, 86th in FIFA’s world ranking, will need to incorporate at least some of the hard-nosed approach that made 2010 a galvanizing moment.—
Jeff Rueter,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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That result was no surprise, according to Mitchell Elkind, MD, the chief clinical science officer at the American Heart Association.—
Emily Kay Votruba,
EverydayHealth.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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An example would be a war or an oil price shock, or the coronavirus pandemic that caused the February to March 2020 bear market.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
8 Apr. 2025
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Not only the decision to let go of Malone, but the timing of it comes as a bigger shock.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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On Monday, as stocks were tumbling, a mysterious, apparently misfired tweet about a 90-day tariff relief plan briefly turned the market around in a wild jolt.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
9 Apr. 2025
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Lightning strikes may kill untold numbers of trees every year, but one tropical species has evolved to benefit from the sudden jolts of electricity.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
8 Apr. 2025
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But the Bay Area revelation of Playoff Jimmy changes the calculus.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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To underline this point, the hour closes with the revelation that Abby’s group has finally tracked down its quarry, and are very close to Jackson.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
13 Apr. 2025
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“Bombshell.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bombshell. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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