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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.
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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.
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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.
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Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
3 Sep. 2025
And then back on the plane, the group is strafed by a fighter jet.
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Jocelyn Noveck,
Boston Herald,
5 June 2025
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for strafe
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Destructive winds in Oklahoma Farther west, a nasty line of thunderstorms from the same system raked through western and central Oklahoma after midnight CT Monday morning.
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They might well also be frustrated that Messi stayed on the pitch after his left boot raked the back of Aissa Mandi’s right leg at 1-0.
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His pace routinely bothered Sweden, including on one impressive solo run in the first half that produced a quality attacking scenario.
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The video then shows the woman throwing Martinez to the ground, grabbing her by the hair and repeatedly attacking her as bystanders try to step in and help.
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Lightning hits the United States approximately 25 million times annually.
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The Iraq goalkeeper didn't make a play on it, as the ball hit the post and bounced away.
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“Strafe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strafe. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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