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Recent Examples of strafe
Before the fighter escorts began accompanying the slow and heavy U.S. bombers, losses were catastrophic due to getting dive-bombed and strafed by German aircraft.
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Tara Copp, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2025
Sailors jumped from the battleship into burning oil below as machine gun fire strafed the ship and the rest of the fleet.
—Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 6 Dec. 2024
On the fateful December morning, Japanese planes strafed the deck of the Oklahoma, causing the ship to turn over and trapping Hryniewicz and his fellow sailors in its hull.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 16 May 2024
On November 10, 1945, Allied aircraft bombed and strafed the East Indies city of Surabaya after nationalists killed a British brigadier.
—Max Hastings, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2013
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Tara Copp, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2025
Sailors jumped from the battleship into burning oil below as machine gun fire strafed the ship and the rest of the fleet.
—Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 6 Dec. 2024
On the fateful December morning, Japanese planes strafed the deck of the Oklahoma, causing the ship to turn over and trapping Hryniewicz and his fellow sailors in its hull.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 16 May 2024
On November 10, 1945, Allied aircraft bombed and strafed the East Indies city of Surabaya after nationalists killed a British brigadier.
—Max Hastings, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2013
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for strafe
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Although most of its worst winds were to the east, Dorian raked the Outer Banks with wind gusts of over 100 mph, before returning to the Atlantic Ocean, the hurricane center reported.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
6 June 2025
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Hendry went for the Standing Ovation before Williams raked his eyes.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
26 May 2025
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Her dad drove to Boulder to attack the protest three days later, according to investigators.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
4 June 2025
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After the quake evacuation, the inmates were still outside of the cells when a group suddenly attacked guards, seized their weapons, opened fire and fled, said Sindh Home Minister Ziaul Hassan.—
Brittany Williams,
Arkansas Online,
4 June 2025
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Lightning hits the United States approximately 25 million times annually.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
7 June 2025
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Fintech company eToro started trading last month, and Chime Financial, which offers online banking services, is set to hit the market next week.—
Ashley Capoot,
CNBC,
6 June 2025
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“Strafe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strafe. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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