air raid

noun

Definition of air raidnext
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 Visitors received multiple air raid alert notifications on their phones throughout the weekend. — Illia Novikov, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026 Moore’s wartime Shelter Drawings depict families sheltering in the London Underground during air raids, while foreshadowing the abstract, organic forms of his later sculpture. — Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026 Nearly 200 drones were reportedly used in the attack, marking Ukraine’s biggest-ever air raid on Russia’s capital. — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 19 June 2026 On May 19, a Romanian fighter jet shot down a Ukrainian drone over Estonia and, a day later, another drone flying toward the Lithuanian capital Vilnius prompted authorities to issue an air raid alert, sending residents rushing for shelters. — CBS News, 8 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for air raid
Recent Examples of Synonyms for air raid
  1. attempt
  2. ambush
  3. assault
  4. onslaught
  5. offensive
  6. bombing
  7. invasion
Noun
  • More than 150 migrants were rescued in the early hours of Tuesday morning after a boat caught fire in the English Channel in an attempt to travel from France to Britain, according to French authorities.
    — Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The current revival attempt is driven by higher capital costs and a backlash against ESG frameworks, offering a seemingly simple objective.
    — Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of attempt
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  • Another aging stuntman, Ronald Hambleton, a former meth user who had done jail time, also said that Blake asked him to shoot his wife, proposing numerous scenarios, including an ambush outside Vitello’s.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026
  • In his account of the era, the Roman historian Cassius Dio described a Ceretani ambush on the general’s soldiers around 39 BCE.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 30 July 2026
Definition of ambush
Noun
  • Prosecutors have charged the 15-year-old with one count each of first-degree assault with a firearm enhancement and second-degree unlawful possession of a firearm.
    — Joe Kottke, NBC news, 31 July 2026
  • There was no autopsy — only a physical examination that showed no evidence of defensive wounds or assault.
    — Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 31 July 2026
Definition of assault
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  • The Current’s attacking onslaught started from the opening whistle.
    — Christian Marshall, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026
  • But as the first woman to publish an English-language translation of The Odyssey, she's also faced an onslaught of misogynistic online commentary.
    — Dave Davies, NPR, 29 July 2026
Definition of onslaught
Noun
  • Palantir has gone on the offensive to combat the narrative, arguing that the AI models from Silicon Valley companies don’t perform as well and steal customers’ private data (an argument that the other companies dispute).
    — Preston Fore, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Israel's military offensive in Gaza has since killed 73,375 people, according to Gaza's Health Ministry.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of offensive
Noun
  • The Russian Embassy in Rome on Monday blamed Ukraine for a deadly weekend bombing at a Moscow restaurant, describing it as an attempt to intimidate the Italian community in Russia.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
  • In 2023, a bombing accidentally killed eighty-five people during a Muslim religious festival in Kaduna.
    — Alexis Okeowo, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of bombing
Noun
  • Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine spurred European allies to increase defense spending and revamp military recruitment.
    — Max Grinstein, The Washington Examiner, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Its post-9/11 wars in Iraq and Afghanistan involved brief invasions followed by years of relatively low-intensity counterinsurgency warfare that, whatever its difficulties, did not require mass stockpiles of munitions.
    — Phillips Payson O’Brien, The Atlantic, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of invasion

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“Air raid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/air%20raid. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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