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offensive

[uh-fen-siv, aw-fen-, of-en-] / əˈfɛn sɪv, ˈɔ fɛn-, ˈɒf ɛn- /




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Ukraine has attacked Moscow and Saint Petersburg throughout the Kremlin's dragging offensive but large-scale hits on Russia's main cities are rare.

From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2026

The Chiefs had a chaotic first drive that included two offensive penalties, but took a 3-0 lead with a 44-yard field goal by Harrison Butker.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026

“He’s got some familiar faces here,” said offensive coordinator Nick Caley, “which certainly helps.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

McDaniel liked what he saw from the offensive line against the Broncos.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

Once the Austrians had assembled their troops, they planned to march into Serbia and settle the score by means of a swift offensive.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman

Although bombing contributed to Germany’s defeat in World War II, it took ground offensives by the Allied powers to win that war.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 9, 2026

Rebel factions have pledged to block the vote from the enclaves they control, and the junta has admitted the vote cannot be held nationwide, but is waging offensives in a bid to claw back ground.

From Barron's ● Jan. 5, 2026

He shouldn’t have lasted two innings but he survived, squelching early Dodger offensives and holding them to those two early runs while completing four innings despite three walks and four hits.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2025

It came after multiple offensives were launched for more than a year.

From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2024

General Nicholas Yanushkevich, the Russian chief of staff, complained that his armies were “melting like snow” before the German offensives.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman


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