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
Overnight Friday, there were air raid alerts across the whole of Ukraine, whose authorities said that a mass missile and drone attack had killed at least two people injured 27 others injured.
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Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2025
Kyiv was under an air raid alert for more than ten hours overnight into Saturday, CNN reporters in the city said, with drones and loud explosions audible in the skies overhead.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 29 Nov. 2025
The family originally lived in Liverpool, but she was born in Blackpool, about 50 miles away, after Lillian was sent there while pregnant due to the risk of air raids in World War II.
—Adam England, PEOPLE, 15 Nov. 2025
An air raid that looks air-tight.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2025
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Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2025
Kyiv was under an air raid alert for more than ten hours overnight into Saturday, CNN reporters in the city said, with drones and loud explosions audible in the skies overhead.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 29 Nov. 2025
The family originally lived in Liverpool, but she was born in Blackpool, about 50 miles away, after Lillian was sent there while pregnant due to the risk of air raids in World War II.
—Adam England, PEOPLE, 15 Nov. 2025
An air raid that looks air-tight.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for air raid
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The Panthers go for it more than any other team in the playoffs and finished the regular season with the second-most fourth-down attempts in the NFL.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Jan. 2026
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Trump has also repeatedly lashed out over the state’s incarceration of Tina Peters, the former county clerk convicted of state felonies related to her attempts to prove discredited election conspiracies shared by the president.—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
9 Jan. 2026
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What’s happening now Fuel is running short in Bamako as militants belonging to a group called Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam al-Muslimin (JNIM) cut roads to the capital, attack military patrols and ambush tanker trucks.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
2 Nov. 2025
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Stines, 44, was allegedly caught on security video storming into Mullins’ chambers before shooting him in an alleged courthouse ambush that rattled the Appalachian community.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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In addition to the murder charge, Thompson faces charges of committing a terroristic act, aggravated assault, engaging in violent criminal group activity and endangering the welfare of a minor, according to the jail roster.—
Rafael Escalera Montoto,
Arkansas Online,
9 Nov. 2025
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He is being held on a $2 million bond for a murder charge and must pay $200,000, as well as a $5,000 bond for an assault charge, to be released.—
Matthew Cupelli,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
8 Nov. 2025
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The Celtics, well aware of Orlando’s identity as a hyper-physical team that annually ranks near the bottom of the NBA in 3-point volume, weren’t prepared for that onslaught.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
8 Nov. 2025
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Sophomore Flory Bidunga led the onslaught with 23 points while grabbing six rebounds and blocking three shots in 25 minutes, with freshman Darryn Peterson dropping 21 points in his collegiate debut.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Nov. 2025
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That’s with a 44 percent offensive-zone starting percentage.—
Scott Powers,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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David Ellison launched his WBD offensive shortly after closing the Paramount Skydance merger in August with a trio of unsolicited offers for the entire company, all rejected.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
3 Jan. 2026
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The drug-trafficking-as-armed-attack line simply doesn’t work—not as a justification for bombing fishing boats in international waters in the Caribbean, and not for invading a foreign country and kidnapping its president.—
Elie Mystal,
Washington Post,
7 Jan. 2026
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Nishio-san uses a pot of boiling water and rice to explain the bombing of her home and the deaths of her family.—
Carole Horst,
Variety,
7 Jan. 2026
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Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022 prompted unified Western sanctions, massive military aid, and rhetorical solidarity, but by late 2025, strategic divergences had widened amid battlefield stalemates, economic fatigue, and diplomatic initiatives.—
Daniel Ross Goodman,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
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The plaintiff seeks damages for privacy invasion, emotional distress, reputational harm and alleged placement on government watch lists.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Air raid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/air%20raid. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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