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Recent Examples of enfilade
Hood directed artillery fire under enfilading machine-gun fire.
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Christian Datoc,
The Washington Examiner,
12 June 2025
Tumbling forward under enfilading fire to ALEPPO Pte.
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Ishion Hutchinson,
The New York Review of Books,
12 Oct. 2023
Bodies were disfigured by thundering artillery bombardments and the scythe-like enfilade fire from machine guns.
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David Kindy,
Smithsonian Magazine,
22 June 2020
At regimental headquarters, the general received reports of bad sniping and enfilading machine gun fire from the forward units.
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Washington Post,
29 May 2018
Christian Datoc,
The Washington Examiner,
12 June 2025
Tumbling forward under enfilading fire to ALEPPO Pte.
—
Ishion Hutchinson,
The New York Review of Books,
12 Oct. 2023
Bodies were disfigured by thundering artillery bombardments and the scythe-like enfilade fire from machine guns.
—
David Kindy,
Smithsonian Magazine,
22 June 2020
At regimental headquarters, the general received reports of bad sniping and enfilading machine gun fire from the forward units.
—
Washington Post,
29 May 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enfilade
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The unrest began in mid-March but has intensified, leaving at least three dead as vigilantes armed with spears, clubs, and whips assaulted migrants and destroyed their homes.
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Witnesses told police that the victim had called and reported that O’Neal had assaulted her, the witnesses told police.
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His pace routinely bothered Sweden, including on one impressive solo run in the first half that produced a quality attacking scenario.
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The video then shows the woman throwing Martinez to the ground, grabbing her by the hair and repeatedly attacking her as bystanders try to step in and help.
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The race partly revolved around the war in Gaza, with Lander assailing Goldman for not being critical enough of Israel.
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Lander assailed Goldman for not being tough enough on Israel over its military action against Palestinians.
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Lightning hits the United States approximately 25 million times annually.
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The Iraq goalkeeper didn't make a play on it, as the ball hit the post and bounced away.
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The tree’s limbs were lopped off in the wake of January 2025’s Eaton fire, which ravaged Altadena and part of Pasadena, but all these months after the fire, there’s new growth on the tree.
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Matthew Tkachuk, who has been a franchise-altering player since Florida acquired him in July 2022, has already won twice with the Panthers in 2024 and 2025 before injuries ravaged Florida’s 2025-26 season.
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“Enfilade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enfilade. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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