as in attempt
an attack in which a place is bombed by military airplanes
Much of the city was destroyed in an air raid.
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Recent Examples of air raid
But there was an initial missile salvo from Iran early this morning Israel time, just as the sun was coming up and air raid sirens wailed.
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Nbc News, NBC news, 25 June 2025
Early Monday morning, the network star was in the middle of conversation with CNN’s chief international correspondent Clarissa Ward and Jerusalem correspondent Jeremy Diamond when air raid sirens signaled an imminent threat in the area.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 23 June 2025
Despite the dramatic nature of the air raid, few in Washington expressed an appetite for a prolonged U.S. war with Iran and echoed Israel’s interest in a truce after deeming its initial operations a success.
—Michael Wilner, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2025
While at Leach’s memorial, the air raid crew vowed to gather someday to celebrate Leach.
—Mitch Sherman, New York Times, 20 June 2025
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Nbc News, NBC news, 25 June 2025
Early Monday morning, the network star was in the middle of conversation with CNN’s chief international correspondent Clarissa Ward and Jerusalem correspondent Jeremy Diamond when air raid sirens signaled an imminent threat in the area.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 23 June 2025
Despite the dramatic nature of the air raid, few in Washington expressed an appetite for a prolonged U.S. war with Iran and echoed Israel’s interest in a truce after deeming its initial operations a success.
—Michael Wilner, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2025
While at Leach’s memorial, the air raid crew vowed to gather someday to celebrate Leach.
—Mitch Sherman, New York Times, 20 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for air raid
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An attempt to fire Powell could spark a legal battle, because the Federal Reserve is set up to function as an independent body free of political interference.—
Rafael Nam,
NPR,
22 July 2025
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Last season, among QBs with at least 300 pass attempts, Rodgers had the NFL’s worst EPA per dropback against the blitz (-0.19) and was sacked ninth-most (40).—
Mike DeFabo,
New York Times,
22 July 2025
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The charges stem from an ambush at the Prairieland Detention Center earlier this month.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
16 July 2025
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But in a motion last week, Lively’s team objected to that location, saying that Baldoni’s lawyers were setting up a media ambush, in which Lively would be besieged by paparazzi on her way in and out.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
14 July 2025
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Beijing has also softened its regulatory assault on Chinese technology companies and the property sector.—
Jacky Wong,
WSJ,
6 Feb. 2023
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Zelenskyy has warned for weeks that Moscow aims to step up its assault after about two months of virtual stalemate along the front line that stretches across the south and east.—
Reuters,
NBC News,
31 Jan. 2023
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The new onslaught comes after a bit of a break from last week’s sweltering spate of weather, and Mayor Adams issued a new warning.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
28 July 2025
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That Israel’s onslaught on Gaza, not much more than an hour down the coastal highways, was still raging, the body count among Palestinians rising by the dozens nearly every day, seemed not to dampen the mood, either.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
28 July 2025
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On Amazon’s earnings call Thursday night, CEO Andy Jassy went on the offensive when asked about the competitive dynamics in cloud computing.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
1 Aug. 2025
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The 1972 offensive had been wretched for AP, which was being regularly beaten by its main rival, United Press International.—
Gary Knight,
Rolling Stone,
1 Aug. 2025
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At least 2,400 American troops died during the invasion on Omaha Beach.—
Chandelis Duster,
NPR,
20 July 2025
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The New York Times reports that climate change may catapult the mushrooms’ invasion even farther in North America, by making more areas of the continent increasingly habitable for the species.—
Amber X. Chen,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 July 2025
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“Air raid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/air%20raid. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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