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Recent Examples of enfilade
Tumbling forward under enfilading fire to ALEPPO Pte.
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Ishion Hutchinson, The New York Review of Books, 12 Oct. 2023
Bodies were disfigured by thundering artillery bombardments and the scythe-like enfilade fire from machine guns.
—David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 June 2020
At regimental headquarters, the general received reports of bad sniping and enfilading machine gun fire from the forward units.
—Washington Post, 29 May 2018
Ishion Hutchinson, The New York Review of Books, 12 Oct. 2023
Bodies were disfigured by thundering artillery bombardments and the scythe-like enfilade fire from machine guns.
—David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 June 2020
At regimental headquarters, the general received reports of bad sniping and enfilading machine gun fire from the forward units.
—Washington Post, 29 May 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enfilade
Verb
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Staffers of the event were also assaulted, the group said.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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The filing stated that in one incident, McCarrick assaulted the victim, a teenage boy, at a wedding reception in Massachusetts in 1974.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
4 Apr. 2025
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Aged 30, Makelele had been converted from an attacking midfielder to a deep-lying, anchoring midfielder that would protect his back line and hoover up any defensive actions that came anywhere near his orbit.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
New York Times,
5 Apr. 2025
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An Arizona man is facing manslaughter charges after five dogs allegedly in his care attacked another man, who died of his injuries, say police.—
KC Baker,
People.com,
4 Apr. 2025
Verb
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China assails Trump’s new tariffs and vows retaliation.—
Anupreeta Das,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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And a victory in the sixth-largest state would continue to provide him a credible, high-profile platform from which to assail the actions of the Trump administration nationally in the run-up to the 2028 presidential election.—
Rick Pearson,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Mar. 2025
Verb
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In the Season 5 finale, June was deliberately hit and run over by a car bearing the Gilead symbol.—
Abigail Lee,
Variety,
8 Apr. 2025
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Denzel Aberdeen hit the second of two free throws after Houston fouled, giving the Cougars one last chance to win or tie the game with 19 seconds to go.—
Kevin Dotson,
CNN Money,
8 Apr. 2025
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Myanmar, which has been facing tough times since the military coup in 2021—as well as being ravaged by a recent earthquake—faces 44 percent tariffs.—
Mayu Saini,
Sourcing Journal,
7 Apr. 2025
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Very loosely based on the novel The Incredible Tide by Alexander Key, Future Boy Conan deals with the titular boy Conan in a future world ravaged by the aftermath of a global war.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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“Enfilade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enfilade. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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