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air strike

NOUN
air campaign
Synonyms
WEAK
air attack air raid bombing surgical air strike
NOUN
air raid
Synonyms
STRONGEST
air attack bombing run
WEAK
air assault air campaign bombing mission bombing raid fire raid saturation raid shuttle raid strafing
NOUN
bombing
Synonyms
STRONGEST
air attack air raid shelling
WEAK
air assault air campaign bombing run

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It also comes after Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, broke his silence for the first time as the country’s supreme leader since succeeding his father, Ali Khamenei, was killed in an air strike.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 13, 2026

An air strike hit a hotel in Hazmieh near Beirut on Wednesday, the first reported Israeli attack on the predominantly Christian area in Beirut's suburbs, near the presidential palace and several embassies.

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

Satellite images viewed by AFP showed partially burned areas near the runway and damaged roofs, suggesting an air strike.

From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026

They were thought to have been the result of an air strike.

From BBC • Dec. 8, 2025

A blockade was better than an immediate air strike, which could lead so quickly to all-out war.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin