air raid

noun

Definition of air raidnext
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 The attacks and the air raid alerts that accompany them have severely disrupted life in the city, forcing millions to constantly seek shelter and paralyzing the capital’s businesses and transport networks. — Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 5 Oct. 2026 On August 27, Kyiv registered a record 13 air raid alerts in a single day. — Dmytro Kuleba, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2026 Mary Josephine Booth was familiar with the sound of the air raid sirens by then. — April White, JSTOR Daily, 23 Sep. 2026 Any time an air raid alert sounded, events were suspended immediately as guests, designers, and teams took shelter. — Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 18 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for air raid
Recent Examples of Synonyms for air raid
  1. attempt
  2. ambush
  3. assault
  4. onslaught
  5. offensive
  6. bombing
  7. invasion
Noun
  • These symptoms may reflect the brain’s attempts to integrate and learn from what happened.
    — Maia Szalavitz, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • While traveling with then-President Ronald Reagan in 1981, White House press secretary James Brady was shot during an assassination attempt on the president.
    — Chandelis Duster, NPR, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of attempt
Noun
  • Using that information to inform computer models, the scientists found that mosasaurs were skilled ambush predators built for a quick sneak attack.
    — October 16, NPR, 16 Oct. 2026
  • A couple of years later, in his major studio debut, Abrams worked alongside Ryan Gosling in Gangster Squad until his shoeshine boy character caught a bullet during a mob ambush near a newsstand.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of ambush
Noun
  • Mace and Bryant were not yet engaged at the time of the October 2018 assault.
    — MEG KINNARD, Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026
  • On Tuesday, the DA’s Office charged Gonzalez with assault by means likely to produce great bodily injury, elder abuse, vandalism and battery.
    — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of assault
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  • Alongside the attack on the GFS Galaxy, the weekend onslaught on Hormuz shipping also hit two crude oil tankers and three refined product tankers.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Officials are also continuing to monitor coastal homes that were red- and yellow-tagged during the weekend onslaught.
    — Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of onslaught
Noun
  • The trip is part of a broader European charm offensive for Nvidia, and one that comes with a hefty checkbook.
    — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Defeating the Houthi rebels through a ground offensive involving Yemeni government forces seems highly unlikely.
    — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of offensive
Noun
  • Brooke has written about her older brother Henry, who died by suicide decades prior following his involvement in a cult bombing which left a man dead.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Ukraine bombing oil facilities in Russia and more tankers coming under attack in the Persian Gulf have clouded the supply outlook.
    — Lee Ying Shan,Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of bombing
Noun
  • After Russia’s February 2022 invasion of Ukraine, Germany, which in 2021 had imported more than half of its gas from Russia, initially opposed an embargo on Russian oil and gas before reversing course in May of that year.
    — Claas Mertens, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2026
  • The prospect of a Chinese invasion has long loomed over Taiwan’s horizon.
    — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of invasion

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“Air raid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/air%20raid. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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