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  1. offensivesnoun

    Plural form of offensive.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of offensives in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of offensives in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of offensives in a Sentence

  1. Alexander Golts:

    The main goal of these air strikes is supporting ground offensives by the Syrian army.

  2. Morgan Ortagus:

    The violence must end, we call on all parties, including Russia and the Syrian regime, to abide by their commitments to avoid large scale military offensives, return to a de-escalation of violence in the area, and allow for unhindered humanitarian access to address the humanitarian disaster created by the ongoing violence.

  3. Hulusi Akar:

    The regime is doing its best to disrupt the status quo, using barrel bombs, land offensives and air bombings.

  4. Mick Ryan:

    At some point, [their offensives] are likely to culminate, they will need to decide whether they assume a more defensive posture in the coming weeks in order to absorb or respond to any Ukrainian offensives.

  5. Max Bergmann:

    It seems like we're in a stasis, but it's a very unstable balance and we don't know which way it will break, behind the scenes, there will be a frantic effort on both sides to prepare for future offensives.

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