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There is a particular focus in the magazine on attacking the United States, which al Qaeda calls a top target.

It drains your body of nutrients and vitamins, attacking the central nervous system and leaving you in a dehydrated, hazy state.

"Perry" chimed in: "They don't want to take blame," he said of the police union attacking De Blasio.

He then dons a Spider-Man costume and savagely starts attacking criminals.

“When you attack public sector unions now, you are attacking the heart of the U.S. labor movement,” says Dine.

A full third of the attacking force lay on the ground, dead or grievously wounded.

The attacking guns threw heavier shot and had a longer range than the Spanish artillery.

Bruce taunted them for attacking with arrows, three to one, and they chivalrously threw down their bows and drew their swords.

The insurgents were under cover the whole time, and their assembled thousands could hardly be seen by the attacking columns.

We have had fighting enough, Heaven knows, but we felt that by ‘doing’ he meant ‘attacking,’ not ‘defending.’

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On this page you'll find 103 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to attacking, such as: combative, contentious, destructive, intrusive, threatening, and advancing.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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