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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
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Fall color doesn't have to mean a bunch of blowing and raking.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
1 Sep. 2025
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Busch continues to rake Busch’s strong rookie season was merely a jumping off point for the 27-year-old first baseman.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Aug. 2025
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Mastantuono, 18, has the characteristics to contribute from a deeper position, but his signing was intended for more attacking areas, as is being seen.—
Mario Cortegana,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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An elderly Arkansas man is in the hospital after a black bear attacked him in Franklin County on Wednesday.—
Kris Millgate,
Outdoor Life,
4 Sep. 2025
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When the financial crisis hit in 2008, Mindy Fitzpatrick considered selling her family’s 6-acre wooded lot on Friendly Road.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
9 Sep. 2025
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Sticker shock, though, is expected to hit when consumers shop for 2026 model year cars and trucks as more of those vehicles arrive at dealer lots, according to Cox Automotive.—
Susan Tompor,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Strafe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strafe. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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