strafe

verb

Definition of strafenext
as in to rake

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Recent Examples of strafe Nor have her sentences lost their capacity to circle and strafe their subjects, to fly above them, to feign disinterest for a clause or a paragraph before landing on them with comic force. — Paul McAdory, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2025 But Dallas’ pass D just got strafed by Russell Wilson, so Caleb Williams could find some open lanes, too. — Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2025 Powerful straight-line winds that strafed Carmichael neighborhoods, toppling trees and sending roof shingles and patio furniture flying, blew in on the coattails of thunderstorms that struck the Sacramento area Tuesday. — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2025 And then back on the plane, the group is strafed by a fighter jet. — Jocelyn Noveck, Boston Herald, 5 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for strafe
Recent Examples of Synonyms for strafe
  1. rake
  2. attack
  3. hit
Verb
  • Cover sandboxes with a tarp when not in use and rake sand under playground equipment to help deter wasps.
    — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026
  • In the instance above, his raking pass created a goal from what was originally a one-on-four situation in Argentina’s favour.
    — Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 18 July 2026
Definition of rake
Verb
  • That strike came after Kuwait said Iran attacked one of its water facilities.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The chain of events that led to another extermination began when Lauren Cohan’s Maggie and Jeffrey Dean Morgan’s Negan captured their season 2 nemesis, the Dama (Lisa Emery), after the big bad had her men attack them.
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of attack
Verb
  • Musk pointed to each of the three business lines as part of the pillars of the company that will fuel what would have to be 10x growth in three or four years to hit his $1 trillion revenue projection.
    — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Additionally, Alvarez’s chances to hit a home run will get a pick-me-up from playing at home.
    — Josh Shepardson, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of hit

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straddling the fence
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“Strafe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strafe. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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