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
With all 806 passengers on board and her dock ramp safely pulled away, the Scythia set sail, easing into the Atlantic under the light of the moon, a silhouette in the middle of an air raid.
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Doug Most
august 20, Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2025
Grygorova, 19, who lives in Kharkiv, a city near the Ukrainian-Russian border, said despite the constant rocket attacks, drones, air raids, and explosions, her thoughts are always with the people suffering through the continuous combat.
—Terry Collins, USA Today, 16 Aug. 2025
German researchers recently announced the discovery of 31 shipwrecks, including a possible steamship that was destroyed in a World War II air raid.
—Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Starting in the spring, Russia ramped up the intensity of its air raids against Ukraine, which reached a monthly record in July of 6,443 missiles and drones.
—Simon Shuster, Time, 8 Aug. 2025
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Doug Most
august 20, Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2025
Grygorova, 19, who lives in Kharkiv, a city near the Ukrainian-Russian border, said despite the constant rocket attacks, drones, air raids, and explosions, her thoughts are always with the people suffering through the continuous combat.
—Terry Collins, USA Today, 16 Aug. 2025
German researchers recently announced the discovery of 31 shipwrecks, including a possible steamship that was destroyed in a World War II air raid.
—Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Starting in the spring, Russia ramped up the intensity of its air raids against Ukraine, which reached a monthly record in July of 6,443 missiles and drones.
—Simon Shuster, Time, 8 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for air raid
Noun
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Risks outweighing safe deflection The researchers caution that any attempt to deflect the asteroid could create unintended hazards.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Sep. 2025
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Scotty's attempt to chase his tail has certainly delighted the internet, as many TikTok users took to the comments to laud his efforts.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In all of 2024, there were 61 ambush-style attacks on law enforcement officers nationwide, resulting in 79 officers shot, 18 fatally, according to the National Fraternal Order of Police.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
26 Sep. 2025
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Jahn, who shot himself to death on the roof of a three-story office building, was not a member of a political group, is believed to have acted without accomplices, and expected to die during the ambush, authorities said.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Some federal agents have been injured and several protesters have been charged with assault.—
Chris Megerian,
Fortune,
27 Sep. 2025
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Officers arrested Spears on one count of assault/family violence, and he was booked into the Arlington City Jail.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The onslaught began with a 53-yard TD strike from Gebhardt to Domonique Young.—
Mike Waters,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Sep. 2025
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But the map faces an onslaught of attacks in the courtroom and, potentially, the ballot box.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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His administration has thrown its support behind Netanyahu, though, as Israel carries out its ground offensive in Gaza City.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
23 Sep. 2025
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Future offensives by Russia would then become strategically futile, and thus not worth attempting.—
ANDRIY ZAGORODNYUK,
Foreign Affairs,
23 Sep. 2025
Noun
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They are engaged in indirect conflict over Ukraine, whose defense against the ongoing Russian invasion NATO is supporting with materiel and training.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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As Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine nears its fourth anniversary, a few of Fedorov’s allies have suggested expanding the bonus program in disturbing ways.—
Simon Shuster,
Time,
24 Sep. 2025
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The series includes a sniper attack and the bombing of a government building, among acts of violence.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
23 Sep. 2025
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McCool compared the potential impact to the cellular blackouts that followed the September 11 attacks and the Boston Marathon bombing, when networks collapsed under strain.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Air raid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/air%20raid. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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