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Recent Examples of strafe
Before the fighter escorts began accompanying the slow and heavy U.S. bombers, losses were catastrophic due to getting dive-bombed and strafed by German aircraft.
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Tara Copp, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2025
Sailors jumped from the battleship into burning oil below as machine gun fire strafed the ship and the rest of the fleet.
—Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 6 Dec. 2024
On the fateful December morning, Japanese planes strafed the deck of the Oklahoma, causing the ship to turn over and trapping Hryniewicz and his fellow sailors in its hull.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 16 May 2024
On November 10, 1945, Allied aircraft bombed and strafed the East Indies city of Surabaya after nationalists killed a British brigadier.
—Max Hastings, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2013
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Tara Copp, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2025
Sailors jumped from the battleship into burning oil below as machine gun fire strafed the ship and the rest of the fleet.
—Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 6 Dec. 2024
On the fateful December morning, Japanese planes strafed the deck of the Oklahoma, causing the ship to turn over and trapping Hryniewicz and his fellow sailors in its hull.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 16 May 2024
On November 10, 1945, Allied aircraft bombed and strafed the East Indies city of Surabaya after nationalists killed a British brigadier.
—Max Hastings, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2013
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for strafe
Verb
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The charges are so ridiculous that Lander’s and Baraka’s were immediately dropped, with a judge raking prosecutors over the coals in the latter case.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
19 June 2025
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Jensen is raking at Double-A with a .302 batting average, five home runs and 35 RBIs.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
19 June 2025
Verb
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Boone acknowledged that location will be key for Stroman, who can no longer attack hitters head-on at this stage of his career.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
28 June 2025
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This infection attacks your stomach lining and causes inflammation.—
Sayaka Blickenderfer,
Health,
28 June 2025
Verb
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Earlier, in the fourth, Chisholm hit his fourth homer in his last five games.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
1 July 2025
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Bregman hit 11 home runs in 226 plate appearances, a rate of one every 20.5 at bats.—
Jon Vankin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 July 2025
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“Strafe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strafe. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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