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
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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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Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 18 Dec. 2024
The raid drove polygamy in fundamentalist Mormon communities further underground and allowed people like Warren Jeffs to rally followers by using their fear of the government.
—Jeremy Duda, Axios, 18 Dec. 2024
Josh Miller, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2024
On May 2, police officers raided and cleared the encampment, arresting more than 200 protesters.
—Orlando Mayorquín, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2024
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Noun
The recent raid of a woman’s Tennessee home, where more than 300 vials fake weight loss drugs were found, sheds light on a growing concern across the country as the black market for such medicines explodes.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 18 Dec. 2024
The raid drove polygamy in fundamentalist Mormon communities further underground and allowed people like Warren Jeffs to rally followers by using their fear of the government.
—Jeremy Duda, Axios, 18 Dec. 2024
Verb
Last Christmas, my Southern Living friends and co-workers decided to raid the magazine archives to plan the menu for our annual party.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2024
On May 2, police officers raided and cleared the encampment, arresting more than 200 protesters.
—Orlando Mayorquín, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2024
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“Raid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/raid. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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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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