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
Its namesake was an aircraft carrier that launched the air raid on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, which led the U.S. to declare war on Japan.
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Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Israeli air raids against Iran did not trigger a crippling response from Iran’s proxies in Lebanon, Gaza, Iraq or Yemen.
—Abigail Williams, NBC News, 9 Dec. 2024
The sound of air raid sirens, especially at night, kept people awake for days on end.
—Gregory Wakeman, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Nov. 2024
Blasts were heard in Kyiv and parts of the city were left without power early on Monday after Ukraine's air force put the whole country under air raid alerts following the launch of Russian missile attacks.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 11 Nov. 2024
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Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Israeli air raids against Iran did not trigger a crippling response from Iran’s proxies in Lebanon, Gaza, Iraq or Yemen.
—Abigail Williams, NBC News, 9 Dec. 2024
The sound of air raid sirens, especially at night, kept people awake for days on end.
—Gregory Wakeman, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Nov. 2024
Blasts were heard in Kyiv and parts of the city were left without power early on Monday after Ukraine's air force put the whole country under air raid alerts following the launch of Russian missile attacks.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 11 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for air raid
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The first loss came down to kicker Scott Norwood sending a 47-yard field goal attempt wide right with 8 seconds left, losing to the New York Giants 20-19 in Super Bowl 25.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
23 Jan. 2025
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Tracing the mole’s evolutionary heritage For years the marsupial mole’s strange, specialised traits have frustrated attempts to determine precisely who its closest relatives actually are.—
Charles Feigin / The Conversation,
Popular Science,
23 Jan. 2025
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Witnesses reported gunfire from multiple directions, suggesting a coordinated ambush.—
Kevin Lynn,
Newsweek,
6 Jan. 2025
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Related Articles East Bay woman accused of elder theft hit with federal charge Elderly man killed in East Bay hit-and-run Oakland saloon hit by gunfire after patron forcibly removed, authorities say After Fremont ambush homicide, police say a lead suspect got a ride to the Mexico border.—
Harry Harris,
The Mercury News,
24 Dec. 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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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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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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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 6 Feb. 2025.
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