Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forayed
Verb
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All three were plundered by thieves in ancient and medieval times, so many of the items originally left are no longer there.—
Benedict Cosgrove,
Newsweek,
18 Dec. 2024 -
Along with thousands of others, these artifacts were plundered by French colonial troops in 1892.—
Nancy Tartaglione,
Deadline,
11 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Archaeologists found the wooden coffin and Ramses’ mummy in a hiding place at the Deir el-Bahari temple complex in 1881, but the alabaster and granite sarcophagi were missing, likely looted by ancient tomb robbers.—
Meilan Solly,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 Dec. 2024
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The theft was indicative of a disheartening trend unfolding across the United States; other Nativity scenes had been looted that year, including displays in Tennessee, West Virginia and Minnesota.—
John Otis,
New York Times,
23 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Helene destroyed homes and roads, stranded residents without phone service and water, and claimed the lives of nearly 250 people throughout the Southeast.—
Emily Shapiro,
ABC News,
26 Dec. 2024
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Lauren Sommer was one of the first reporters in Lahaina after the extreme wildfire destroyed homes and took lives.—
NPR Staff,
NPR,
26 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Amy Rose flies in and saves him from being obliterated by the group.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
23 Dec. 2024
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Hughie Campbell is walking with his girlfriend down the street when suddenly she's obliterated by a speeding A-Train, who doesn't really seem that remorseful.—
Gord Magill,
Newsweek,
22 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Only a few years had passed since the WHO declared in 1979 that smallpox was the first human disease to be eradicated worldwide.—
Sam Mednick,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Dec. 2024
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Individual errors cannot be eradicated entirely, but must be reduced.—
Matt Woosnam,
The Athletic,
27 Dec. 2024
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“Forayed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forayed. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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