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
Grygorova, 19, who lives in Kharkiv, a city near the Ukrainian-Russian border, said despite the constant rocket attacks, drones, air raids, and explosions, her thoughts are always with the people suffering through the continuous combat.
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Terry Collins, USA Today, 16 Aug. 2025
German researchers recently announced the discovery of 31 shipwrecks, including a possible steamship that was destroyed in a World War II air raid.
—Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Starting in the spring, Russia ramped up the intensity of its air raids against Ukraine, which reached a monthly record in July of 6,443 missiles and drones.
—Simon Shuster, Time, 8 Aug. 2025
The sound of the air raid sirens splits the air.
—IEEE Spectrum, 18 May 2025
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Terry Collins, USA Today, 16 Aug. 2025
German researchers recently announced the discovery of 31 shipwrecks, including a possible steamship that was destroyed in a World War II air raid.
—Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Starting in the spring, Russia ramped up the intensity of its air raids against Ukraine, which reached a monthly record in July of 6,443 missiles and drones.
—Simon Shuster, Time, 8 Aug. 2025
The sound of the air raid sirens splits the air.
—IEEE Spectrum, 18 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for air raid
Noun
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Today's attempt will be the first since then.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Their latest attempt, through a kangaroo immigration court, exposes their true colors once again.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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State investigators allege that Pusser staged an August 12, 1967, pre-dawn ambush that killed his wife, Pauline.—
Faith Karimi,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
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After her attempts to fight the dog off failed, Pasamanick decided to bite the pitbull’s neck, resulting in the dog eventually stopping the ambush.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Multiple rights experts and scholars say Israel's military assault on Gaza amounts to genocide.—
Jarrett Renshaw,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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This coalesces and makes sense of the barrage of assaults designed to undermine Americans’ trust in our country, our Constitution and all the principles upon which it was built.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Sep. 2025
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Mad Men would be named Best Drama for a third straight year and Temple Grandin commenced what turned out to be a seemingly endless onslaught at every applicable awards show, as the TV-movie tied an Emmy record with five major wins.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
13 Sep. 2025
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Poland was not alone in defending its citizens from the Russian onslaught meant for Ukraine.—
Rachel Wolf,
FOXNews.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Russia's offensive this summer had advanced at one of the fastest rates since late 2024 but, overall since November 2022, Moscow has gained less than 1 percent of additional Ukrainian territory.—
Brendan Cole
John Feng,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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The Israeli military began a ground offensive in Gaza City, the Israel Defense Forces said on Tuesday.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Sep. 2025
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Among them are Russia's ongoing full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russia's growing threat to NATO's eastern flank and the war in Gaza, where Israel's offensive on Gaza City is expanding as the two leaders meet.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
18 Sep. 2025
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It has been reported Kozak was the only participant in the Russian Security Council meeting held on the eve of the war to oppose the full-scale invasion.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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He was arrested in 2013 for sending a threatening email to the organizers of the Salt Lake City Marathon days after the Boston Marathon bombing, according to The Salt Lake Tribune.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Comparisons to Boston, Aurora Patel, the FBI director, compared the rapid manhunt to that of the Boston Marathon bombing in April 2013.—
Nick Penzenstadler,
USA Today,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Air raid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/air%20raid. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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