1
a
: a hostile or predatory incursion
b
: a surprise attack by a small force
2
a
: a brief foray outside one's usual sphere
b
: a sudden invasion by officers of the law
c
: a daring operation against a competitor
d
: the recruiting of personnel (such as faculty, executives, or athletes) from competing organizations
3
: the act of mulcting public money
4
: an attempt by professional operators to depress stock prices by concerted selling
raided; raiding; raids
: to conduct or take part in a raid
: to make a raid on
Examples of raid in a Sentence
Noun
They launched a raid against the enemy.
Weapons were also seized during the drug raid.
They caught five smugglers in the raid.
Verb
The village was raided often by neighboring tribes.
Police raided the house and found drugs.
Federal agents raided the warehouse, seizing stolen property and arresting five smugglers.
She raided her sister's closet to find something to wear to the party.
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Jack Guy, CNN, 25 Feb. 2025
The raid, which included dismantling the working 103 kilogram, 18-karat gold toilet, titled America (2016), took only five minutes.
—Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 25 Feb. 2025
Randall Colburn, EW.com, 25 Feb. 2025
Shortly thereafter, federal agents raided the Department of Education’s (DOE) headquarters at Tweed Courthouse, searching for further evidence of corruption.
—Matt Gonzales, New York Daily News, 23 Feb. 2025
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Noun
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Estele and his wife hope to build a new house with their half of the money, Debuisson said.
—Jack Guy, CNN, 25 Feb. 2025
The raid, which included dismantling the working 103 kilogram, 18-karat gold toilet, titled America (2016), took only five minutes.
—Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 25 Feb. 2025
Verb
After it was flagged to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in 2016, her home was raided.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 25 Feb. 2025
Shortly thereafter, federal agents raided the Department of Education’s (DOE) headquarters at Tweed Courthouse, searching for further evidence of corruption.
—Matt Gonzales, New York Daily News, 23 Feb. 2025
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“Raid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/raid. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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raid
1 of 2 noun
: a sudden attack or invasion
raid
2 of 2 verb
: to make a raid on
raider
noun
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