as in attacks
the act or action of setting upon with force or violence
the primary offensive by the ground forces will commence at dawn tomorrow
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Recent Examples of offensives
Both offensives also caused widespread fires.
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Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 20 Aug. 2025
Now, both the Mayitos and Chapitos have stepped up their offensives to seize key territories, Dittmar explains.
—Rocío Muñoz-Ledo, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2025
Zelenskyy had rejected the proposal ahead of the summit, saying this would deprive Ukraine of key defensive positions and allow Moscow to launch further offensives into Ukraine.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2025
Its industrial capacity, fortified positions and access to the Sea of Azov also offer both economic leverage and strategic territory that Zelenskyy has warned Russia could use as a springboard for future offensives.
—Richard Engel, NBC news, 18 Aug. 2025
Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 20 Aug. 2025
Now, both the Mayitos and Chapitos have stepped up their offensives to seize key territories, Dittmar explains.
—Rocío Muñoz-Ledo, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2025
Zelenskyy had rejected the proposal ahead of the summit, saying this would deprive Ukraine of key defensive positions and allow Moscow to launch further offensives into Ukraine.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2025
Its industrial capacity, fortified positions and access to the Sea of Azov also offer both economic leverage and strategic territory that Zelenskyy has warned Russia could use as a springboard for future offensives.
—Richard Engel, NBC news, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for offensives
Noun
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Despite the downward pressure on cost of cyber attacks, the sector continues to grow, as more companies treat cyber security incidents as a top priority.—
Ganesh Rao,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2025
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This prevents many attacks that use lookalike domain names or hacks such as DNS cache poisoning to create rogue sites masquerading as the real, trusted ones.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Across the street is a police station, where federal agents gathered before immigration raids.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Sep. 2025
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The Durham City Council passed the resolution on Tuesday with a unanimous vote to shield city workers against raids and arrests carried out by federal officials, according to The Duke Chronicle.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Investigators later confirmed his DNA matched evidence from that case and others, including attacks in Okemos, Michigan, in 1994; Birmingham, Michigan, in 1995; and Columbus, Ohio, in 1997, as well as two assaults in Ventura in the early 1980s.—
Nour Rahal,
Freep.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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In August, Russia’s aerial assaults on Ukraine slowed markedly, with 4,288 projectiles raining down on Ukrainian cities, an average of 138 per day.—
Katya Soldak,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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The fine is much more than what Mississippi State would have had to pay under the SEC's old system last year that fined schools $100,000 for first offenses, $250,000 for second offenses, and $500,000 all offenses after the third.—
Michael Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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Better offenses will find a way to take advantage.—
Nick Kosmider,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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And the algicide attempts may not have worked because the biomass of blue-green algae was just too large for effects to be detected.—
Keith Matheny,
Freep.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Lifetime, Prater was 23-of-24 on those attempts that happened in the last two minutes of regulation or in overtime.—
Joe Buscaglia,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Most of the strikes occur in the summer, killing 20 people each year, according to the NWS.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Putin is increasing his strikes and pressing for further military gains in defiance of Trumps deadlines to enter any serious peace talks.—
Earl Carr,
Forbes.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Offensives.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/offensives. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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