enfilading

Definition of enfiladingnext
present participle of enfilade

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for enfilading
Verb
  • The strategy marks a shift toward attacking cartels’ financial systems as law enforcement pressure mounts on traditional drug routes.
    Alanna Durkin Richer, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Dan Ndoye is capable of playing in a central attacking role and Morgan Gibbs-White has looked handy playing in a more advanced role.
    Paul Taylor, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The move was ridiculed by lawyers outside Paul Weiss, and more than 140 alums of the firm signed a letter assailing it as well.
    Meg Kinnard, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
  • In 1495 Columbus retaliated by assailing Taíno villages and capturing chiefs.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Meanwhile, bitcoin has dropped 50% since hitting a record high above $126,000 in October.
    John Towfighi, CNN Money, 6 Feb. 2026
  • The car collided with the bicyclist before continuing another block and hitting the bakery section of a 99 Ranch Market location in the Westwood neighborhood.
    David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 6 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • One rider was banned for a year on May 14, 2025 for assaulting a security officer and was banned again for a year just two days later for assaulting a CATS contractor on the Blue Line platform, records obtained by the Observer show.
    Amber Gaudet Updated February 5, Charlotte Observer, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Investigators said detectives with the Daytona Beach Police Department later found two video clips on Melady’s cellphone allegedly showing him assaulting the woman inside the ambulance.
    Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • This is a chilling history of a problem still ravaging significant swaths of America — not to mention elsewhere in the world.
    Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Her consistent binge sessions are ravaging her spirit.
    Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 23 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • While an eight-game winning run saw Cherki, Foden and Haaland hit their devastating best, three frustrating draws against Sunderland, Chelsea and Brighton & Hove Albion were characterised by wastefulness in front of goal.
    Thom Harris, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Group members want to see Bonta’s office take ownership of a review, as occurred in Hawaii after Maui’s devastating Lahaina fire.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Rain pounding against windows and ocean waves crashing into the foundations of shoreline homes with wind gusts of over 60 mph — what may sound like a stormy September day in Florida took place in Milford during Tropical Storm Isaias in August 2020.
    Maleena Muzio, Hartford Courant, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Russia has been pounding Ukraine's critical infrastructure, hoping to wear down public resistance to the war while leaving many around the country having to endure the dead of winter without heat.
    AAMER MADHANI AND SUSIE BLANN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, Arkansas Online, 30 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Tank shelling in Gaza City's eastern neighborhood of Zaytoun killed another three Palestinians, according to Shifa Hospital, including a husband and his wife.
    CBS News, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Because peas are sweetest immediately after harvest, shelling and freezing them right away locks in their natural flavor before sugars convert to starch.
    Amber Love Bond, Southern Living, 29 Jan. 2026
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“Enfilading.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enfilading. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.

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