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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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Iran confirmed on Monday that Revolutionary Guards commander Alireza Tangsiri had been killed, days after Israel said it targeted him in an air strike.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Iran has not confirmed the death of its security chief, Ali Larijani, who Israel says it killed in an overnight air strike.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

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

Police in Trinidad and Tobago told AFP they're investigating whether two of its citizens were among the six people killed in a US air strike announced by President Donald Trump on Tuesday.

From Barron's • Oct. 16, 2025

They recommended an immediate air strike on the missile sites in Cuba.

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