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 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 Russian strikes damaged residential buildings, vehicles, storage facilities, a market and a garage complex in the capital, where air raid warnings lasted more than five hours and thousands of residents sheltered in subway stations. — Eric MacK, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026 Israel’s military said on Sunday that Iranian missiles launched toward the Jordanian port city of Aqaba just across the border could spill over, warning people to expect the first air raid sirens in weeks. — Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for air raid

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Noun

An aborted field goal attempt likely took some off the board for the Steelers.

— Mike DeFabo, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
This is now the third attempt to deface this sacred memorial and turn it into a vanity project for one man’s ego.

— Ted Johnson, Deadline, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of attempt

Noun

The driver of the pickup truck, 21-year-old Jesse David Lovato, has since been arrested and is facing charges of manslaughter and aggravated assault, according to the outlets.

— Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2026
The assault was a result of a confrontation with another group of fairgoers.

— Frankie McLister, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of assault

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Its interim president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, the former al-Qa’eda militant who led the rebel offensive that overthrew dictator Bashar al-Assad in December 2024, has been struggling to rebuild a nation devastated by almost 14 years of civil war.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 6 Sep. 2026
According to foreign military sources, the United States and Israel had planned just such a massive air offensive in early August that would have been far larger and more damaging than earlier bombings.

— JAMES F. JEFFREY, Foreign Affairs, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of offensive

Noun

In Kyiv, Kushner spoke about the war in tidily transactional language, acknowledging little of the bloodshed and destruction that Putin’s invasion has wrought.

— Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
And an unconquered Ukraine will, by fighting or by remembering the horrors of Russia’s invasion, pose an enduring strategic challenge for Russia.

— MICHAEL KIMMAGE, Foreign Affairs, 14 Sep. 2026

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