enfilading

present participle of enfilade

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for enfilading
Verb
  • Advertisement The arguments against conversion therapy aren’t about attacking religion or silencing free speech.
    Timothy Schraeder Rodriguez, Time, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Sherrill has pinned the blame on the Republican candidate’s campaign, going so far as to run an ad attacking Ciattarelli over the issue.
    Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Tire tread depth - Checking your tire tread before hitting the road is important, as low or no tread can lead to sliding.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Fanning flatlines when left to be a solo show as Bertino whacks her around like a pinball, hitting big, loud scares that seem to keep resetting.
    J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Tate has been accused of assaulting at least four 14 and 15-year-old boys, but police believe that there could be more victims and are encouraging parents to speak with their children to see if they were harmed.
    Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The two protesters recently appeared in the Mecklenburg County Courthouse for their misdemeanor charges of assaulting an officer during the June 14 march that filled uptown Charlotte’s streets.
    Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Bleed Black will tell the story of a family’s perilous journey west to save their son a decade after colossal monsters began ravaging American cities.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Giving Bad Bunny the space to spotlight his culture and politics is a bold move for Apple Music, Roc Nation, and the NFL, in light of the anti-Latino sentiment ravaging the country.
    Vanessa Diaz, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Not even a month had passed since his big sister, Toraya, was shot and killed at an apartment complex in New Jersey, devastating the Reid family and shaking the Timberwolves organization to its core.
    Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Oil was discovered there in the 1920s, and the county went through booms and busts for decades, enriching wildcatters and devastating the landscape, until a lasting bust left Loving County a virtual wasteland with no running water, paved roads, schools, hospitals, or grocery stores.
    Mitch Moxley, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Here, a shopping mall serves as a safe haven from the undead pounding on the doors outside.
    Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The service itself pulsed with sound with horns blaring, drums pounding and voices rising in song.
    Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In central Gaza’s Nuseirat refugee camp, Mahmoud Sharkawy, who has been displaced from Gaza City, said there was intense artillery shelling in the early hours of the morning.
    Barney Henderson, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The company, which began in 1935, has been shelling pecans for travelers ever since.
    Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2025
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“Enfilading.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enfilading. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.

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