AIR RAID Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

air raid

noun

Definition of air raid

as in attempt

an attack in which a place is bombed by military airplanes Much of the city was destroyed in an air raid.

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Recent Examples of air raid Any time an air raid alert sounded, events were suspended immediately as guests, designers, and teams took shelter. — Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 18 Sep. 2026 The hospital said afterwards that hundreds of patients and staff were evacuated when the air raid alarm was raised indicating an incoming an strike. — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026 But within seconds, an air raid alert sounded, and the crowd dispersed. — ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026 The attack comes as Russia has sharply intensified its air campaign in recent days, with air raid sirens sounding repeatedly across Kyiv and explosions and the rumble of air defenses punctuating the city throughout the day. — Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for air raid

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Noun

On one attempt, the process server observed four cars in the driveway, but no one answered at the front door, the new filing said.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2026
However, the abduction goes wrong, and Jeong-yo is shot in his attempt to escape.

— Kayti Burt, Time, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of attempt

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The ambush-style slaying, carried out in broad daylight, rattled law enforcement and the surrounding Palmdale community.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Federal agents have arrested a woman officials say supplied a gun to the felon who killed four police officers in a 2024 ambush in Charlotte, officials said Monday.

— Andrew Dys, Charlotte Observer, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of ambush

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Another suspect in the 2023 attacks, Italian anti-fascist activist Ilaria Salis, was jailed in Hungary for over a year following the assaults, resulting in a diplomatic dispute between Rome and Budapest over her treatment in detention.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 1 Oct. 2026
Cotton also rejected an argument by Brown’s lawyers that jurors were biased because Brown’s felony conviction for his 2009 domestic violence assault on his then-girlfriend, Rihanna, was mentioned.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of assault

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The militant group took over roughly one-third of Iraq after key Iraqi army divisions collapsed and retreated in the onslaught.

— Jane Arraf, NPR, 30 Sep. 2026
If the Yankees can overcome that onslaught of left-handed pitching, another division foe awaits them in the ALDS.

— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of onslaught

Noun

However, further Houthi offensives have met stiffer resistance from the recuperated forces of the Presidential Leadership Council, depriving the group of another quick victory.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 4 Oct. 2026
Observers say Saudi Arabia is gearing up for a ground offensive aimed at preventing the Houthis from consolidating their gains on the Red Sea coast and reversing the tide.

— Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of offensive

Noun

After the Houthis took over the capital, Sanaa, in 2014, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and a coalition of Arab nations launched a bombing campaign in support of anti-Houthi forces.

— Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
To have a diversion from all the killing and bombing, and stabbings in this city alone, for a moment?

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of bombing

Noun

China-Japan relations have come under heavy strain since Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi told parliament in November last year that Japan could get militarily involved in the event of a Chinese invasion of Taiwan.

— Anniek Bao,Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 5 Oct. 2026
The Vietnam War, the invasion of Afghanistan and both wars in Iraq were all approved by Congress under the umbrella of an Authorization for the Use of Military Force.

— Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026

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