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
Russia used 653 drones and 51 missiles in the wide-reaching attack, which triggered air raid alerts across the country and came as Ukraine marked Armed Forces Day, the country's air force said Saturday morning.
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CBS News, 6 Dec. 2025
Russia used 653 drones and 51 missiles in the overnight attack on Ukraine, triggering air raid alerts across the country.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 6 Dec. 2025
Overnight Friday, there were air raid alerts across the whole of Ukraine, whose authorities said that a mass missile and drone attack had killed at least two people injured 27 others injured.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2025
Kyiv was under an air raid alert for more than ten hours overnight into Saturday, CNN reporters in the city said, with drones and loud explosions audible in the skies overhead.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 29 Nov. 2025
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CBS News, 6 Dec. 2025
Russia used 653 drones and 51 missiles in the overnight attack on Ukraine, triggering air raid alerts across the country.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 6 Dec. 2025
Overnight Friday, there were air raid alerts across the whole of Ukraine, whose authorities said that a mass missile and drone attack had killed at least two people injured 27 others injured.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2025
Kyiv was under an air raid alert for more than ten hours overnight into Saturday, CNN reporters in the city said, with drones and loud explosions audible in the skies overhead.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 29 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for air raid
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Continue reading … LOGGED OFF – Harris mocked for 'cringe' social media rebrand attempt after failed White House bid.—
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FOXNews.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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Cruelest of all was his final attempt of regulation, a catch-and-shoot prayer from way downtown after Denver advanced the ball with less than a second left.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
5 Feb. 2026
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An on-the-street interview series that doesn’t feel like an ambush or a stunt?—
Chris Richards,
Washington Post,
7 Feb. 2026
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Alas, escaping through the forest in the snow, Elisabeta is killed in an ambush.—
Jocelyn Noveck,
Boston Herald,
5 Feb. 2026
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Both Beijing and Hong Kong’s government have repeatedly rejected international criticism of Lai’s prosecution and dismissed accusations that his jailing was politically motivated or an assault on press freedom.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
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Another 43,000 arrestees are listed as having assault charges or convictions.—
Camilo Montoya-Galvez,
CBS News,
9 Feb. 2026
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Over the past two weeks, a persistent onslaught of snow and ice made much of Charlotte grind to a halt.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Feb. 2026
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Carpenter’s goal began the scoring onslaught for Team USA.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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Anyone who finds that offensive is telling on themselves.—
Prince J. Grimes,
USA Today,
9 Feb. 2026
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Russia has been waging a sustained offensive against Ukraine's power grid through the winter.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
8 Feb. 2026
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In Pisgah and Nantahala, the damage was akin to a bombing.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Feb. 2026
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Then a slew of terrorist attacks and bombing swept Turkey.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Feb. 2026
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The footage starts by referencing the fiery climax of the 2019 original, in which Pitt's stuntman Cliff Booth and Leonardo DiCaprio's Rick Dalton battled followers of Charles Manson during a home invasion.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
9 Feb. 2026
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In the first weeks after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, a strange pattern emerged in Western media coverage.—
Charles Edward Gehrke,
Fortune,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Air raid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/air%20raid. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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