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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
But the harsh realities of war are never far as events sometimes are paused during air raid alerts when people move to shelters.
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Flora Bigham, ABC News, 19 Apr. 2026
The boat sails from Genoa in complete darkness, a precaution against air raids.
—Marcy Thompson, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2026
Four years ago Natalia Bozhko sat in a basement, listening to air raid sirens, as tanks rumbled through the streets of Kyiv.
—Mariia Yastreba, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
But the government holds its own annual drills, known as Han Kuang, which include urban defense scenarios, such as how to take cover during an air raid, administer first aid and respond to disaster at public sites, like major supermarket chains or the Taipei metro.
—Michelle Kuo, The Dial, 14 Apr. 2026
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Flora Bigham, ABC News, 19 Apr. 2026
The boat sails from Genoa in complete darkness, a precaution against air raids.
—Marcy Thompson, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2026
Four years ago Natalia Bozhko sat in a basement, listening to air raid sirens, as tanks rumbled through the streets of Kyiv.
—Mariia Yastreba, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
But the government holds its own annual drills, known as Han Kuang, which include urban defense scenarios, such as how to take cover during an air raid, administer first aid and respond to disaster at public sites, like major supermarket chains or the Taipei metro.
—Michelle Kuo, The Dial, 14 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for air raid
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In an attempt at shoring up the currency, Prime Minister Narendra Modi last month urged citizens to pause gold purchases, conserve fuel, and avoid overseas travel.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
5 June 2026
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Not just a lethal injection problem Carruthers survived a lethal injection attempt, but execution failures have not been confined to that method.—
Austin Sarat,
The Conversation,
4 June 2026
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Decapitating the leadership team of 60 Minutes and firing two distinguished correspondents last week…THAT was ambush.—
Gillian Telling,
PEOPLE,
4 June 2026
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The organization says the rule helps protect sponsorship agreements with companies that pay to be official World Cup partners while preventing what’s known as ambush marketing.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 June 2026
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Between 2012 and 2015, Perry was also convicted of assault likely to cause great bodily injury, domestic violence, possession of ammunition as a felon and fleeing from police in Sacramento County, according to the criminal complaint.—
James Queally,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2026
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Today, not only are these conditions under assault by a kleptocratic, nativist US federal government, but the clock seems also to be running out on their own internal contradictions.—
Katy Siegel,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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An onslaught of drones and missiles poured onto Ukraine on Tuesday, killing nearly two dozen and injuring over 100 more.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
3 June 2026
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The onslaught began with three consecutive singles by Kyle Karros, Edouard Julien, and Jake McCarthy, and then came to homers by Castro and Rumfield.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
3 June 2026
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Hours after Iran suspended negotiations with the US over Israel’s offensive in Lebanon, talks are now back on track, a regional source told CNN.—
Kevin Liptak,
CNN Money,
2 June 2026
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Hezbollah’s fusillade in March sparked a furious response from Israel, which launched a blistering air campaign and a ground offensive that pushed troops deeper into Lebanon.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
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Sharp disagreements have emerged over migration, Israel’s military actions in Gaza and anti-narcotics strategies, particularly regarding the bombing of drug boats in the Caribbean.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 June 2026
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But the big battle with the critics, percussion bombing away, remained playful rather than violent.—
Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2026
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In War and Peace, Tolstoy’s concept—among a million other things—was to show how the young people who lived through the Napoleonic invasion went on to lead Russia’s first democratic uprising, the Decembrist Revolt of 1825.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2026
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The war in Ukraine has ground on for more than four years since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
2 June 2026
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“Air raid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/air%20raid. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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