enfiladed

verb

past tense of enfilade
as in attacked

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enfiladed
  1. attacked
  2. assailed
  3. assaulted
  4. hit
  5. ravaged
  6. pounded
Verb
  • And the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) said two of its vessels were attacked while transiting the Strait of Hormuz.
    — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Ngbape, however, said his surveillance teams in Nizi have not been attacked.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of attacked
Verb
  • 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
  • No two tales of what happened to Maelor after his knight protector was shot dead agree, but the young boy was also slain on the bridge, perhaps torn apart by the mob who assailed him, arguing over what to do with the young prince.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of assailed
Verb
  • An investigation found that the man allegedly assaulted his 63-year-old father and threatened to kill people at the home following an argument.
    — DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The man allegedly assaulted Dyer before taking off on foot, according to the Maui Police Department.
    — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of assaulted
Verb
  • That was a new record and only once before has the number of moves hit double figures.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Bryce Eldridge hit his 12th home run, an impressive opposite-field shot.
    — Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of hit
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  • The region ravaged by the quakes is also scarred by floods that, by some estimates, left as many as 30,000 people dead in 1999.
    — Mery Mogollón, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Gold mining has ravaged large parts of the Amazon that spans multiple countries, including Ecuador, Brazil, Colombia and Peru -- driven by the global rise in gold prices.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of ravaged
Verb
  • Bluefin tuna crudo is gently pounded and spread with a Peruvian-leaning tomato tear, lemon threads and olive oil.
    — David Hochman, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Russia has relentlessly pounded civilian areas of Ukraine, even though Moscow insists its forces target only military facilities.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of pounded
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