Thesaurus results for ENFILADE

enfilade

verb

Definition of enfilade

as in to assault

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Recent Examples of enfilade Hood directed artillery fire under enfilading machine-gun fire. — Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 12 June 2025 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

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Becerril had been assaulted before his body was placed in the trunk, according to the CHP.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
The women, who don't know each other, allege they were assaulted by Brand between 1999 and 2009 in locations including workplaces, a hotel room and a bathroom at a bar.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of assault

Verb

Egypt's president sought to reassure the public that the country wouldn't attack Yemen, and that the military support is limited to defending Saudi territory.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026
Back in 2023, Stevens revealed he was diagnosed with Guillain-Barré syndrome—a rare auto-immune disorder in which the body’s immune system attacks the nerves—and was working to relearn how to walk and use his hands.

— Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of attack

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Democratic and Republican lawmakers assailed the diesel deal, which came a month after Trump signed a bill to impose tariffs on countries that import Russian oil.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 19 Oct. 2026
In a process known as autotomy, the assailing bee leaves its stinger operating independently, driven by its own muscles, various glands, neural ganglia, and a venom sac.

— Mike McRae October 12, New Atlas, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of assail

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Social media giant Meta was hit with a class action lawsuit in Australia on behalf of children and teenagers who allegedly suffered harm over the addictive design features and exposure to harmful content on its platforms Facebook and Instagram.

— Chad de Guzman, Time, 22 Oct. 2026
For the past few years, Baba Stiltz has been hitting the open road with nothing but a guitar, a tape deck, and a few pedals.

— Harry Thorfinn-George, Pitchfork, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of hit

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Archaeologists in England have uncovered new remains at one of the country's oldest and largest medieval leprosy hospitals, hundreds of years after the disease ravaged communities across Britain.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026
The places where Baltzor typically ranges her cattle in the mountains were ravaged by record-size wildfires this summer, robbing them of the grass the herds usually eat.

— Anna King, NPR, 25 Oct. 2026

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