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
Last December, Kyivstar was targeted with a powerful cyberattack that put millions of people in danger of not receiving alerts of potential air raids.
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William Gavin, Quartz, 30 Dec. 2024
That’s especially true in war time: due to regular air raid alerts, and subsequent road closures, women may be forced to miss appointments or not be able to take their medication at the specified time, said Alice Fertility Clinic’s embryologist Olena Dubova.
—Lili Rutai, The Dial, 7 Jan. 2025
The Beirut skyline was covered with smoke from the large number of Israeli airstrikes in the city, while air raid sirens have been going off almost non-stop in cities and villages across northern Israel due to Hezbollah rocket and drone attacks.
—Barak Ravid, Axios, 26 Nov. 2024
Many people seek shelter in subways, basements and underground facilities like parking garages when the air raid warnings wail.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 21 Nov. 2024
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William Gavin, Quartz, 30 Dec. 2024
That’s especially true in war time: due to regular air raid alerts, and subsequent road closures, women may be forced to miss appointments or not be able to take their medication at the specified time, said Alice Fertility Clinic’s embryologist Olena Dubova.
—Lili Rutai, The Dial, 7 Jan. 2025
The Beirut skyline was covered with smoke from the large number of Israeli airstrikes in the city, while air raid sirens have been going off almost non-stop in cities and villages across northern Israel due to Hezbollah rocket and drone attacks.
—Barak Ravid, Axios, 26 Nov. 2024
Many people seek shelter in subways, basements and underground facilities like parking garages when the air raid warnings wail.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 21 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for air raid
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With Trump and Xi are expected to schedule a call later this week in an attempt to smooth things over, the container shipping industry awaits with bated breath.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
4 Feb. 2025
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Lawmakers have also warned that any attempt to change the structure of USAID, an independent agency, would require action by Congress.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
4 Feb. 2025
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Watch Burr discuss the ambush on The Rich Eisen Show below.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
29 Jan. 2025
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Mandel framed the ambush as a family reunion, as Corgan previously theorized that Burr might be his half-brother.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA TODAY,
29 Jan. 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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Furthermore, situations like setting up a new home, buying another wardrobe, or the sight of a fire truck can all trigger an onslaught of memories and emotion down the line.—
Christina Pérez,
Vogue,
29 Jan. 2025
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One potential problem for such an onslaught is that the senators most likely to oppose Gabbard may not be as vulnerable to attacks from their right flank.—
Brett Samuels,
The Hill,
29 Jan. 2025
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More than 47,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israel’s retaliatory air and ground offensive, over half women and children, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry, which doesn’t say how many of the dead were fighters.—
Imad Isseid,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Feb. 2025
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In the more than 15 months since, more than 47,000 people in Gaza were killed in Israel's offensive, according to Palestinian health officials.—
Chantal Da Silva,
NBC News,
29 Jan. 2025
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Most observers believe that an invasion is not imminent; the risk of an all-out war with the U.S., potentially killing hundreds of thousands of people, is too great.—
Dexter Filkins,
The New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2025
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These words – invasion, emergency, terrorist organizations – have legal meanings that give the president particular powers to mobilize the U.S. military.—
Anna Mulrine Grobe,
The Christian Science Monitor,
30 Jan. 2025
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“Air raid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/air%20raid. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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