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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
After 12 days of missile strikes, air raids, and near-regional catastrophe, a ceasefire has taken hold between Iran, Israel, and the United States.
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Jila Andalib, Hartford Courant, 25 June 2025
At the museum, a peephole and headphones allow visitors to see and hear an old air raid siren used on Morris Field.
—Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 26 June 2025
But there was an initial missile salvo from Iran early this morning Israel time, just as the sun was coming up and air raid sirens wailed.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 25 June 2025
Early Monday morning, the network star was in the middle of conversation with CNN’s chief international correspondent Clarissa Ward and Jerusalem correspondent Jeremy Diamond when air raid sirens signaled an imminent threat in the area.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 23 June 2025
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Jila Andalib, Hartford Courant, 25 June 2025
At the museum, a peephole and headphones allow visitors to see and hear an old air raid siren used on Morris Field.
—Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 26 June 2025
But there was an initial missile salvo from Iran early this morning Israel time, just as the sun was coming up and air raid sirens wailed.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 25 June 2025
Early Monday morning, the network star was in the middle of conversation with CNN’s chief international correspondent Clarissa Ward and Jerusalem correspondent Jeremy Diamond when air raid sirens signaled an imminent threat in the area.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 23 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for air raid
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For nearly two weeks, Texas Democrats have stymied Republicans’ attempts to redraw the state’s congressional districts in the middle of the decade by remaining out of state.—
Jade Walker,
CNN Money,
15 Aug. 2025
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By end of 2021, Russian troops returned to the border in even greater numbers, and Biden made another attempt to defuse the tensions with a presidential summit.—
Simon Shuster,
Time,
15 Aug. 2025
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This betrayal directly led to a fatal ambush in the Philippines where David’s entire U.S. intelligence team was wiped out, except for him.—
Isabella Wandermurem,
Time,
13 Aug. 2025
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The systematic obstruction of congressional oversight, inhumane detention conditions and courthouse ambush operation at 26 Federal Plaza represent a fundamental threat to the rule of law.—
Murad Awawdeh,
New York Daily News,
30 July 2025
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Beijing has also softened its regulatory assault on Chinese technology companies and the property sector.—
Jacky Wong,
WSJ,
6 Feb. 2023
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Zelenskyy has warned for weeks that Moscow aims to step up its assault after about two months of virtual stalemate along the front line that stretches across the south and east.—
Reuters,
NBC News,
31 Jan. 2023
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While other governments rushed to make concessions in the face of Trump’s tariff onslaught, India has remained defiant.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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University of Virginia President James E. Ryan resigned in June under pressure from the Justice Department over the school’s diversity, equity and inclusion practices, reflecting how the government’s premise of combating antisemitism has turned into a broader onslaught.—
Shira Li Bartov,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Aug. 2025
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The Ukrainian leader's comments about an imminent Russian offensive add to such concerns.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Aug. 2025
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New ditches have been hastily dug to its west to prepare for the possibility Russia’s ongoing offensive might threaten the town itself once again.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
11 Aug. 2025
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Zelensky has also warned that territory conceded to Russia would simply be used as a springboard for further invasions, as happened with Crimea, illegally annexed by Moscow in 2014, and used as a launchpad for the full-scale war in 2022.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
14 Aug. 2025
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The Japanese tech company has operated in Russia since 2006, but after the 2022 invasion of Ukraine began scaling back operations, halting console shipments and closing online and brick-and-mortar stores.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Air raid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/air%20raid. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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