carpet-bombs
Devastates entire areas
Carpet-bombs means to drop bombs over a wide area rather than targeting specific sites, devastating everything within range.
The term extends to any overwhelming, indiscriminate action: The company carpet-bombed the market with ads.
The noun is carpet bombing.
State of complete permeation
- B-52Heavy strategic bomber
- strategicDeliberately planned for advantage
- aerialElevated, or signal-catcher
- blitzSwift, overwhelming offensive
ordnance · payload · sorties · incendiary · napalm · firebombing · Dresden · tonnage
Conquers by superior force
- inundatesOverwhelms with quantity
- saturatesFills to maximum capacity
- floodsOverflowing onto dry land
- barragesConcentrated volleys of fire
blitzes · deluge · swamps · blankets · peppers · bombards · overloads · spams
Biased information for influence
- misinformationFalse data spread unintentionally
- leafletsBrief printed information sheets
- messagingSending written digital communications
- campaignsOrganized efforts toward goals
rhetoric · smear · negative · broadcasting · airwaves · media · canvassing · robocalls
saturation
State of complete permeation
- B-52Heavy strategic bomber
- strategicDeliberately planned for advantage
- aerialElevated, or signal-catcher
blitz · ordnance · payload · sorties · incendiary · napalm · firebombing · Dresden · tonnage · warplanes
overwhelms
Conquers by superior force
barrages · blitzes · deluge · swamps · blankets · peppers · bombards · overloads · spams · assaults
propaganda
Biased information for influence
- misinformationFalse data spread unintentionally
- leafletsBrief printed information sheets
- messagingSending written digital communications
campaigns · rhetoric · smear · negative · broadcasting · airwaves · media · canvassing · robocalls · disinformation
carpet-bombsprecision strikes
Targeted attacks minimizing collateral
surgical strikes · smart bombs · guided munitions · sniper fire · drone strikes
carpet-bombsspares
Backup items kept available
holds fire · stands down · withdraws · de-escalates · negotiates