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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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Masoud Pezeshkian said the "cowardly assassination" had left Iran "in deep mourning", after Israel said on Wednesday it had killed Khatib in an air strike.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 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

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

Calling the strike "a successful hit" that penetrated the Russian air defence system, Ukraine's general staff of the armed forces said they were still assessing the outcome of the "massive combined missile and air strike".

From BBC • Oct. 21, 2025

While Johnson leaned over the table to look, McNamara pointed out potential targets for an American air strike, mainly North Vietnamese torpedo boat bases along the coast.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin