as in incursion
a sudden attack on and entrance into hostile territory
made a nighttime foray into the enemy camp and took their command post
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as in to plunder
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Recent Examples of foray
Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 11 Mar. 2025
Give Davidson credit for collecting a stable of young talent through the draft, but his forays into the free-agent market have failed to move the needle.
—Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 8 Mar. 2025
Trefis Team, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
The film will also examine the former lyricist’s return to his home country and foray into politics, including him being appointed Prime Minister of Belize.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 23 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Inked to a three-year, $75 million pact in July following his foray into unrestricted free agency, who knows where the Hornets would be without Bridges.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 11 Mar. 2025
Give Davidson credit for collecting a stable of young talent through the draft, but his forays into the free-agent market have failed to move the needle.
—Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 8 Mar. 2025
Verb
Content costs are set to rise as Netflix forays into live sports programming, such as NFL games and WWE wrestling.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
The film will also examine the former lyricist’s return to his home country and foray into politics, including him being appointed Prime Minister of Belize.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 23 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foray
Noun
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Trump has already begun making the case that such an incursion or invasion is already underway.—
Ivana Saric,
Axios,
16 Mar. 2025
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The president has falsely proclaimed an invasion and predatory incursion to use a law written for wartime for peacetime immigration enforcement.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
16 Mar. 2025
Verb
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These latter-day doges only see regulations as obstacles to righteous, plundering plutocrats.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
11 Dec. 2024
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In Musk’s telling, Altman illegally partnered with Microsoft to establish a web of illicit affiliates and plunder its nonprofit arm of assets and staff in violation of their deal.—
Winston Cho,
The Hollywood Reporter,
14 Feb. 2025
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If the figure is confirmed, the aerial attacks would represent one of the largest on Russia since its invasion of Ukraine, and a clear attempt to show strength on the part of Kyiv.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN,
11 Mar. 2025
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The announcements came as senior officials from Ukraine and the U.S. began talks in Saudi Arabia on ending Moscow's three-year war against Kyiv, just hours after Russia downed over 300 Ukrainian drones—Ukraine's largest attack since the Kremlin's full-scale invasion.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
11 Mar. 2025
Verb
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New England’s quarterbacks were sacked 52 times over the course of it.—
Oliver Thomas,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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The 38-year-old sacked Trevor Lawrence on his first defensive snap and tackled Travis Etienne Jr. in the backfield on the following play.—
C. Isaiah Smalls II,
Miami Herald,
7 Mar. 2025
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Drone surge The January double-tap attack was part of a wider wave of drone raids, reportedly the biggest of the 37-month wider war for the Ukrainians.—
David Axe,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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Rather than each episode being filled with heart-pounding action, the series establishes itself with a frantic, stressful raid on Jamie’s house and his subsequent arrest, then dissolves into a crime show that’s much more meticulous and robust beyond the thrills at the top.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
18 Mar. 2025
Verb
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And if dryness is a concern, steer clear of sulfates, which can strip your skin of its natural moisture.—
Annie Blackman,
Allure,
20 Mar. 2025
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Trump is stripping working families from lifesaving care , financial support.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
20 Mar. 2025
Verb
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That childhood dream has been shattered, much like the Centre, looted and destroyed.—
Omnia Saed,
ARTnews.com,
17 Mar. 2025
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Then, one heir, niece Liesel Pritzker, who was excluded from that replacement deal, sued other family members in 2002, alleging that her trust funds were looted by family members, shortchanging her by $1 billion.—
Bob Goldsborough,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Mar. 2025
Verb
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For centuries, the East India Company, a commercial and military organization, pillaged the riches of India to fund the British Empire and the company’s own expansion.—
Michael Knights,
Foreign Affairs,
11 Mar. 2025
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In December, gangs pillaged and set fire to the Bernard Mevs Hospital, one of the few critical-care facilities in the country.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
18 Feb. 2025
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“Foray.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foray. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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