strafing

verb

present participle of strafe
as in raking

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for strafing
  1. raking
  2. attacking
  3. hitting
Verb
  • In another video posted on Instagram on June 11, Neill was seen raking an olive tree.
    — Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026
  • The vision not only to play a raking diagonal pass for Zinedine Zidane to volley home, but to see the future of the game itself.
    — James Horncastle, New York Times, 8 July 2026
Definition of raking
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  • Spain’s front men are difficult to ignore Despite only one attacking return, Lamine Yamal ($10m) is still Spain’s most exciting fantasy option.
    — Abdul Rehman, New York Times, 14 July 2026
  • With control of a device, the hackers then use it as an exit node when probing or attacking targets in the communications, defense, energy, financial services, and government sectors.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 13 July 2026
Definition of attacking
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  • There was more talk of hitting a provisional, but Spieth refused.
    — Brody Miller, New York Times, 14 July 2026
  • That cool air crashes toward the ground, then spreads outward in every direction like water hitting the floor.
    — Madeleine Wright, CBS News, 13 July 2026
Definition of hitting
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“Strafing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strafing. Accessed 19 Jul. 2026.

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