carpet bombed
Indiscriminately struck everywhere
Carpet bombed describes having been subjected to carpet bombing—the military tactic of dropping bombs across a wide area rather than on specific targets, destroying everything in a zone.
Figuratively, to be carpet bombed is to be overwhelmed by sheer volume: My inbox got carpet bombed with spam.
The image suggests saturation rather than precision.
- air raidAerial military attack
- airstrikeAircraft-delivered military attack
- raidSudden armed incursion
- warfareArmed conflict between groups
- blitzSwift, overwhelming offensive
shock and awe · explosives · sortie · missiles · destruction · overwhelm · scorched earth · total war · collateral damage · ruin · reduced to rubble · ordnance · oversaturation · inundate · casualties · blanket coverage · deluge · war crimes
carpet bombedprecision strike
Targeted military attack
targeted · laser-guided · sniper attack · tactical strike · drone strike
carpet bombedcherry-picked
Chose only supporting evidence
hand-picked · curated · spotty coverage · spot-checked · sampled
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