as in incursion
a sudden attack on and entrance into hostile territory
the irruptions of the Goths into Italy in the fifth century
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Recent Examples of irruption
But the irruption is an end of a lifetime for some of the owls.
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Dan Kraker, Twin Cities, 9 Feb. 2025
This is the largest owl irruption in Minnesota in two decades.
—Dan Kraker, Twin Cities, 9 Feb. 2025
An irruption is a sudden change in population density.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2023
This irruption of violence dovetailed with the rise of the Ku Klux Klan, which began as a social club in Tennessee and then quickly metastasized into a band of white supremacist terrorists.
—Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2023
Data from recent years show a winter poor as this one was followed, two years later, by the biggest irruption in generations, according to Weidensaul.
—Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2023
The numbers are low for the middle of November, Brady said, and suggest an irruption, in which large numbers of owls move into Wisconsin and the U.S., is unlikely this year.
—Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2021
According to Rauch, the last irruption of snowy owls in the D.C. area was in 2014, when at least four were reported.
—Washington Post, 10 Jan. 2022
The reasons aren’t hard to imagine: the irruption of e-commerce and changes in consumer habits.
—Damian Scalerandi, Forbes, 8 Sep. 2021
Dan Kraker, Twin Cities, 9 Feb. 2025
This is the largest owl irruption in Minnesota in two decades.
—Dan Kraker, Twin Cities, 9 Feb. 2025
An irruption is a sudden change in population density.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2023
This irruption of violence dovetailed with the rise of the Ku Klux Klan, which began as a social club in Tennessee and then quickly metastasized into a band of white supremacist terrorists.
—Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2023
Data from recent years show a winter poor as this one was followed, two years later, by the biggest irruption in generations, according to Weidensaul.
—Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2023
The numbers are low for the middle of November, Brady said, and suggest an irruption, in which large numbers of owls move into Wisconsin and the U.S., is unlikely this year.
—Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2021
According to Rauch, the last irruption of snowy owls in the D.C. area was in 2014, when at least four were reported.
—Washington Post, 10 Jan. 2022
The reasons aren’t hard to imagine: the irruption of e-commerce and changes in consumer habits.
—Damian Scalerandi, Forbes, 8 Sep. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for irruption
Noun
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North Korean troops had been deployed to the Russian region of Kursk to repel Ukraine’s incursion since at least November.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
27 Mar. 2025
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Rwandan President Paul Kagame has used the M23 rebel group as a front to make territorial incursions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo while insisting that Rwanda is not involved in the conflict and that its interests are purely defensive.—
TANISHA M. FAZAL,
Foreign Affairs,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In its latest estimate, the U.K. Defense Ministry said Russian troops suffered 900,000 casualties -- including up to 250,000 killed -- since Moscow's invasion of Ukraine three years ago.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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His Lawyers Reply to Justin Baldoni Wayfarer brings claims against Jones for breach of contract, while Abel brings claims for fraud, invasion of privacy and unfair competition, among others.—
Winston Cho,
The Hollywood Reporter,
21 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
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“Irruption.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irruption. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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