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enfilading

verb

present participle of enfilade
as in attacking

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enfilading
  1. attacking
  2. assailing
  3. hitting
  4. assaulting
  5. ravaging
  6. devastating
  7. pounding
  8. shelling
Verb
  • The consequence is really mechanical attacking that surprises nobody and desperately needs a rogue element.
    — Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The baby has been with the couple since birth, and Uthmeier’s office is not attacking their fitness as parents, Jay said.
    — Romy Ellenbogen Herald, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of attacking
Verb
  • The German leader countered that the far-right party won't win a majority in the country, assailing its stance toward Ukraine and rhetoric on migration.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The German leader countered that the far-right party won’t win a majority in the country, assailing its stance toward Ukraine and rhetoric on migration.
    — Geir Moulson, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of assailing
Verb
  • Season five ended abruptly after a video leaked of Taylor Frankie Paul throwing a stool at her ex Dakota Mortensen and almost hitting her daughter.
    — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Kyle Schwarber led off with a single, hitting another later in the inning.
    — Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of hitting
Verb
  • During the verbal fight, Bickham spat on Parchman and another person, which prompted the group to start physically assaulting him, Salas said.
    — Allison Kiehl, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Calhoun was serving a four-year sentence for a 2019 conviction on charges including assaulting a police officer, attempting to strangle a police dog, and burglary.
    — Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of assaulting
Verb
  • The Grand Canyon has seen ravaging floods in the past week, sparking search and rescue missions and damaging nearly 40% of its sole water pipeline.
    — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 4 Sep. 2026
  • But Vicente dismisses global heating as the main reason for the fires that are ravaging Europe.
    — Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of ravaging
Verb
  • Military force has imposed enormous costs on both Hamas and Iran, devastating their military facilities and killing their commanders.
    — NADIA SCHADLOW, Foreign Affairs, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The country is also recovering from devastating back-to-back earthquakes in June that have so far killed over 6,000 people.
    — Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of devastating
Verb
  • The deaths came amid late-season monsoon storms pounding the Navajo Nation, damaging roads, inundating remote communities and prompting a state of emergency.
    — Jessica Hill, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
  • With styles rooted in Texas, Kansas City, North Carolina and Memphis, barbecue often elicits table-pounding opinions.
    — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of pounding
Verb
  • Napoli were camped inside their own penalty area, tortoise-shelling, daring Arsenal to batter their way through.
    — Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Lebanon's state news agency reported new airstrikes and shelling on their hometown over the weekend.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of shelling
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