Bombing
Terrorism
Terrorism noun - The calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear.
Bombing and terrorism are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bombing" instead a noun "Terrorism".
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This is also the reason why many airports have signs warning against bombing, hijacking, or terrorism jokes.
Source: Sarcastic Confession - Casualty rewrote an episode which would have shown a Muslim suicide bombing, because the issue of Islamic terrorism was thought to be too sensitive after the 7/7 London train bombings.
Source: Too Soon - Terrorism, both Islamic and secular, is prevalent in many parts of the world, leading to the bombing on Paris and the nuking of Japan, the former leading to a drawn-out European War On Terror.
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Terrorism and Bombing. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/bombing/terrorism
Bombing & Terrorism. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/bombing/terrorism>.
Terrorism or Bombing. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/bombing/terrorism.
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