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Recent Examples of strafe
Japanese planes bombed the ship transporting her and strafed the lifeboats.
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Michael Washburn, National Review, 31 Dec. 2023
Limay and Mantes-la-Jolie became frequent targets of German aerial strafing attacks; at one point a cat Henri was holding was struck, though he was left unharmed.
—Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2023
Taylor and his wingman began strafing the surrounding enemies with rockets and mini-gun fire, keeping up their attack runs for 35 minutes.
—Matt Seyler, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2023
July 4 was Earth’s hottest day on record as a heat dome smothered parts of Texas and conditions from El Niño, the infamous climate pattern that provokes stifling heat and harsh rains, began to strafe the West Coast.
—Jacob Bogage and Eli Tan, Anchorage Daily News, 15 July 2023
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Michael Washburn, National Review, 31 Dec. 2023
Limay and Mantes-la-Jolie became frequent targets of German aerial strafing attacks; at one point a cat Henri was holding was struck, though he was left unharmed.
—Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2023
Taylor and his wingman began strafing the surrounding enemies with rockets and mini-gun fire, keeping up their attack runs for 35 minutes.
—Matt Seyler, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2023
July 4 was Earth’s hottest day on record as a heat dome smothered parts of Texas and conditions from El Niño, the infamous climate pattern that provokes stifling heat and harsh rains, began to strafe the West Coast.
—Jacob Bogage and Eli Tan, Anchorage Daily News, 15 July 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for strafe
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As Helene’s outer bands raked the Appalachian range, the French Broad River began to swell.Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
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If your arm hurts just thinking about raking leaves in the fall, an electric leaf blower will make yard cleanup much quicker and less strenuous.Camryn Rabideau, People.com, 11 Oct. 2024
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Just two years prior, the NFL team had shelled out more than $1.4 million trying to get Becker elected mayor, and another roughly $1 million attacking Mayor Lisa Gillmor.Grace Hase, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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An investigation from DePaul University and the Chicago Police Department is underway after two Jewish students who were visibly showing their support for Israel were attacked on the university’s Lincoln Park campus.NBC Chicago, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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There was no immediate report of casualties or details on what was hit.Reuters, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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But the latest model still pushes battery life to lengths few machines have hit in our testing, with an unprecedented 28 hours and 33 minutes of video playback time.Brian Westover, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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“Strafe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strafe. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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