| VERB | competition | carpet bomb | bomb a large area systematically and extensively |
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| Meaning | bomb a large area systematically and extensively. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Example | "The U.S. decided to carpet bomb Vietnam" | |
| Broader | bombard, bomb | Throw bombs at or attack with bombs |
| Nouns | carpet bombing | an extensive and systematic bombing intended to devastate a large / large target |
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