enfilade

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Recent Examples of enfilade Tumbling forward under enfilading fire to ALEPPO Pte. 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
  • The suit alleges that Robinson assaulted one woman at least 23 times from May 2014 to February 2020, often in places in his home without security cameras.
    Phil Helsel, NBC news, 8 May 2025
  • Jane Doe 1 worked for the Robinsons from January 2023 to February 2024 and was assaulted at least seven times by Mr. Robinson while working weekend shifts cleaning his home in the Chatsworth neighborhood of Los Angeles, the suit said.
    Orlando Mayorquín, New York Times, 7 May 2025
Verb
  • An adult son had attacked his mother with a machete and ran to a nearby house, according to police.
    Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 May 2025
  • While in federal prison, according to the Bureau of Prisons, Stroud attacked another inmate, resulting in his transfer to USP Leavenworth.
    Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2025
Verb
  • Democrats assailed the budget as a devastating foreshadowing of Trump's vision for the country.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 May 2025
  • In New York, Governor Kathy Hochul assailed ICE for arresting a mother and her three children, from the village of Sackets Harbor, and sending them to a Texas detention center.
    Jack Herrera, New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton hit the game-winning shot, crossing over Antetokounmpo and driving to the basket for a right-handed layup with 1.3 seconds left.
    Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 2 May 2025
  • The western starring Alec Baldwin, who also came up with the story and serves as a producer, was hit by tragedy during production in October 2021 when Baldwin’s prop gun discharged during a rehearsal, killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and also injuring director-screenwriter Joel Souza.
    Pete Hammond, Deadline, 1 May 2025
Verb
  • Four months ago, in the weeks after the devastating wildfires that ravaged Pacific Palisades, Roberts received a message from a friend involved with the Palisades Charter High School baseball team, inviting him to speak at one of their preseason practices.
    Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025
  • Other crags—like Elephant Knob in the Sierras, and parts of Cochiti Mesa, New Mexico—are permanently unclimbable, even decades after the fires ravaged the area.
    Hannah Provost, Outside Online, 26 Apr. 2025

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“Enfilade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enfilade. Accessed 14 May. 2025.

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