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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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Opposing hitters are raking at .380 at sea level, versus .332 in the shadow of those mountain peaks.—
Jayson Stark,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
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When seeding bare areas or reseeding, cover the seed with a very thin layer of soil, approximately 1/8 inch thick, by gently raking the area after spreading seeds.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
12 June 2025
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In June, a woman defaced a Pilsen mural at 16th Street and Ashland Avenue and was accused of attacking another woman who tried to stop her.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
22 July 2025
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Advertisement Huckabee also visited the Christian community of Taybeh in the West Bank on Saturday after a church was reportedly attacked and vandalized by Israeli settlers.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
22 July 2025
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More: Bourbon, other U.S. spirits could soon be hit with retaliatory EU tariffs.—
Olivia Evans,
The Courier-Journal,
25 July 2025
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The floods that hit the Hill Country nearly three weeks ago killed dozens of young girls at Camp Mystic, many of whose families live in the Houston region.—
Bayliss Wagner,
Austin American Statesman,
25 July 2025
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“Strafe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strafe. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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