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
Days after the deal between the U.S. and the Houthis — and despite a two-day Israeli assault on Houthi targets — a missile from Yemen again set off air raid sirens in Israel.
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Tia Goldenberg, Chicago Tribune, 12 May 2025
What to know The Astra channel said that Tokarev, head of the military medical commission of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Sevastopol, got frightened during an air raid alarm overnight on May 1 sparked by a Ukrainian drone barrage.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
And for the first time in nearly six years, it was done without fear of inviting an air raid warden’s citation or German bombs.
—Si Liberman, Sun Sentinel, 7 May 2025
The luxury lodging has an underground bunker, built in 1965, which once sheltered celebs including Joan Baez and Jane Fonda from US air raids.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 3 May 2025
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Tia Goldenberg, Chicago Tribune, 12 May 2025
What to know The Astra channel said that Tokarev, head of the military medical commission of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Sevastopol, got frightened during an air raid alarm overnight on May 1 sparked by a Ukrainian drone barrage.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
And for the first time in nearly six years, it was done without fear of inviting an air raid warden’s citation or German bombs.
—Si Liberman, Sun Sentinel, 7 May 2025
The luxury lodging has an underground bunker, built in 1965, which once sheltered celebs including Joan Baez and Jane Fonda from US air raids.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 3 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for air raid
Noun
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This has interesting parallels to an earlier study on bin-opening in cockatoos where 54% of attempts by marked birds were successful, suggesting similarities in either their physical difficulty or time taken to learn.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
4 June 2025
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The 15-year-old competitive swimmer from Angleton, Texas, went through aggressive chemo and radiation in an attempt to shrink the avocado-sized tumor.—
Wendy Grossman Kantor,
People.com,
4 June 2025
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Three police officers shot in what appears to be a surprise ambush at the scene of a grisly murder.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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Osorio-Ortiz’s arrest warrant, which called the shooting a premeditated ambush, shows the argument centered around Rivera’s 18-year-old son, Josiah Lombillo, who lived with his mother and Osorio-Ortiz, and 20-year-old Keniel Gonzalez.—
Silas Morgan,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 May 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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Trump's first few months back in office have brought an onslaught of controversial directives, but are people actually protesting more than usual?—
Kinsey Crowley,
USA Today,
13 June 2025
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And this is coming from a community that already dealt with an onslaught from Gov. Ron DeSantis over the past three years.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
13 June 2025
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Russian casualties fighting against Ukraine have surpassed 1 million, according to Kyiv's military, as ceasefire negotiations yield little progress and Moscow ramps up its summer offensive.—
Ellie Cook
John Feng,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 June 2025
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The community became a touchpoint in the nearly 14-year Syrian civil war that ended with the fall of former President Bashar Assad in a lightning rebel offensive in December.—
Omar Albam,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
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The previous talks on May 16 in the same Turkish city were the first direct peace negotiations since the early weeks of Moscow's 2022 invasion.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 June 2025
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Moscow has used long-range bombers and their cruise missile armaments to attack Ukrainian cities throughout the full-scale invasion.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
2 June 2025
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“Air raid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/air%20raid. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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