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
No air raid sirens blared in Israel Sunday, when a drone launched by Hezbollah forces in Lebanon entered Israeli airspace, eventually crashing through the roof of an army base dining hall deep inside the country.
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Dina Kraft, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Oct. 2024
The nascent ground operation in Lebanon has already proved costlier, in terms of Israeli military casualties, than the prior air raids and special ops.
—Aluf Benn, Foreign Affairs, 4 Oct. 2024
Cross-border shelling and air raids threaten children’s lives and mental health
UNICEF is working with partners to provide urgent assistance to children and families caught in rising hostilities between Israel and the armed group Hezbollah.
—Sarah Ferguson, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
Ayal Margolin/Reuters Secretary Blinken’s message On Tuesday morning about 2 million people in central Israel, including Tel Aviv, awoke to the sound of air raid sirens after Hezbollah fired rockets deep into the country, all of which were intercepted.
—Dina Kraft, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Oct. 2024
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Dina Kraft, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Oct. 2024
The nascent ground operation in Lebanon has already proved costlier, in terms of Israeli military casualties, than the prior air raids and special ops.
—Aluf Benn, Foreign Affairs, 4 Oct. 2024
Cross-border shelling and air raids threaten children’s lives and mental health
UNICEF is working with partners to provide urgent assistance to children and families caught in rising hostilities between Israel and the armed group Hezbollah.
—Sarah Ferguson, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
Ayal Margolin/Reuters Secretary Blinken’s message On Tuesday morning about 2 million people in central Israel, including Tel Aviv, awoke to the sound of air raid sirens after Hezbollah fired rockets deep into the country, all of which were intercepted.
—Dina Kraft, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for air raid
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In addition to the 900-plus people convicted of federal crimes related to the insurrection attempt, multiple advisers and officials from Trump’s first administration, from 2017-21, were charged on a range of matters and, in some cases, convicted.John Scott Lewinski, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 29 Nov. 2024
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Over decades, my attempts to conquer the Spanish language have been repulsed.Calvin Trillin, The New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2024
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Desmond comes back from the desert planet, insisting that the ambush was not from the native Fremon but from insurgents from allied houses.Scott Tobias, Vulture, 17 Nov. 2024
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The plan failed because Elon Musk, the owner of Starlink, denied Ukraine access to the communications system, which would have been critical to the ambush.Christian Schneider, National Review, 31 Oct. 2024
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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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Look at what China's doing to sustain Russia's war-making machine with the cash Vladimir Putin needs but also with the equipment and the hardware necessary to build these missiles that are continuing this onslaught.CBS News, CBS News, 24 Nov. 2024
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These changes in education have coincided with an onslaught led by politicians against the public school system that has encouraged a decrease in investment in schools, and for parents who can afford it to move their children to private schools or find alternative education.Mary Dagold, Baltimore Sun, 21 Nov. 2024
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Israel’s military offensive in Gaza, however, continues where at least 44,330 people have been killed and 104,933 wounded, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health.Zac Ntim, Deadline, 28 Nov. 2024
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Hezbollah opened the southern front with Israel to support its ally Hamas and to ease the pressure off Gaza, initially vowing that its rockets wouldn’t stop firing until Israel’s offensive in Gaza ceased.Rania Abouzeid, The New Yorker, 27 Nov. 2024
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The claim accuses authorities of violating the couple's rights by taking the animals, invasion of privacy and trespass, among other claims.Louis Casiano, Fox News, 28 Nov. 2024
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Economists say there’s no doubt that the war, and Western measures designed to punish Russia for its invasion, are starting to really hit home.Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 28 Nov. 2024
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“Air raid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/air%20raid. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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