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enfiladed

verb

past tense of enfilade
as in attacked

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  1. attacked
  2. assailed
  3. assaulted
  4. hit
  5. ravaged
  6. pounded
Verb
  • On her second set point chance, Sabalenka attacked hard down the middle.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Fresh off a recent campaign visit to Michigan, Vance above all aimed at Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for Senate in Michigan, who the vice president has attacked aggressively for invoking his wife, Usha Vance, on the campaign trail.
    — Joey Garrison, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of attacked
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  • Kennedy’s post also assailed Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro, who has criticized Kennedy’s anti-vaccine rhetoric and activism.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Venezuela’s acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, whose administration was widely assailed for its desultory initial response, has made high-profile appearances in La Guaira.
    — Mery Mogollón, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of assailed
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  • According to the indictment, defendants allegedly kept Nordquist confined, forced him to stand or kneel facing the wall, physically assaulted him and poured bleach on him, amongst many other forms of extreme torture.
    — WCCO Staff, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026
  • An attack on two women outside a Lavender Heights nightclub early Monday, days after a member of the city’s LGBTQ community was assaulted, stoked new safety concerns in the midtown Sacramento neighborhood.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of assaulted
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  • If the Sabres can find some more success with the man advantage, Thompson shouldn’t have much trouble hitting the 40-goal mark again.
    — Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Japan's 10-year government bond yield recently breached 3%, hitting a high not seen in roughly 30 years.
    — , CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of hit
Verb
  • The fire that ravaged a beloved Grosse Pointe Woods country club was originally called in as a kitchen fire, officials say.
    — Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The barren English countryside has been ravaged by a plague that killed half the population.
    — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of ravaged
Verb
  • Russia pounded Kyiv for more than 12 hours in a sixth straight night of attacks, killing at least 12 people including six railway workers and an Indian citizen, and devastating civilian districts.
    — Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Floods of ‘destructive force’ blast through the canyon As the rain pounded the canyon Saturday, park officials received an alert from the National Weather Service warning of flash flooding in the area.
    — Holly Yan, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of pounded
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“Enfiladed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enfiladed. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.

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