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as in invasion
a sudden attack on and entrance into hostile territory
repeated Viking raids wore down the defenses of the seaside village
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as in attack
the act or action of setting upon with force or violence
an early morning raid by Federal agents took the smugglers in their hideout by surprise
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as in to invade
to enter for conquest or plunder
a fox has been raiding the chicken coop, and now we're down to eight hens
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as in to attack
to take sudden, violent action against
the enemy tribe raided the village just before dawn, taking everyone by surprise
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Recent Examples of raid
Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025
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ICE just visited a California homeless shelter.
—Nuo Chen, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2025
All that happened before August of 2022, when FBI agents raided Mar a Lago to retrieve classified documents that seemed to follow Trump from his presidency into his return to private life.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 26 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Thursday’s raid stemmed from a multiyear investigation that began with federal agents looking into possible drug traffickers in San Diego.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025
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ICE just visited a California homeless shelter.
—Nuo Chen, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
Verb
Federal investigators raided his home and seized his electronics last September as part of a probe that sources say have scrutinized whether top city officials engaged in a scheme involving kickbacks on municipal government contracts.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2025
All that happened before August of 2022, when FBI agents raided Mar a Lago to retrieve classified documents that seemed to follow Trump from his presidency into his return to private life.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 26 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for raid
Noun
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False light is an invasion of privacy that portrays someone in an unfair light.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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The strike in President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's hometown was one of Moscow's deadliest this year in the conflict, launched with the Kremlin's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.—
Yuliia Dysa and Tom Balmforth,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2025
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Ceasefire in tatters The ceasefire that took hold in January paused more than a year of fighting ignited by Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack in Israel, in which militants killed about 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and took about 250 hostage.—
Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Mar. 2025
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The ceasefire started in January, pausing a 15-month war sparked by Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel.—
Landon Mion,
Fox News,
23 Mar. 2025
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Finland and Sweden, both of which had tried for decades to steer clear of superpower gamesmanship, joined NATO after Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022.—
Josh Holder,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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The administration argues that members of Tren de Aragua have invaded the U.S. and are a national security threat.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2025
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Staffers of the event were also assaulted, the group said.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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An investigation revealed the three victims were assaulted and robbed by the suspects, who are all believed to be associates of a criminal street gang, police said.—
Jason Green,
Mercury News,
4 Apr. 2025
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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
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Now throw in the witchery of artificial intelligence and satellites over every corner of Earth and cameras catching every spy’s wink and nod, and nothing is safe for coordinating a bombing strike except for the secure room with the clouded windows.—
Joe Soucheray,
Twin Cities,
29 Mar. 2025
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The most obvious was the details that Secretary of Defense Hegseth provided on the strike plans.—
Dakota Rudesill,
The Conversation,
29 Mar. 2025
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Israel launched its initial assault on Gaza after Hamas fighters stormed southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, killing 1,200 people and taking more than 250 hostages, according to Israeli tallies.—
Nidal al-Mughrabi,
USA TODAY,
23 Mar. 2025
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The Bulldogs stormed back and cut the lead to one with 29 seconds left after both teams exchanged buckets for several minutes.—
Ryan Morik,
Fox News,
21 Mar. 2025
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Israel’s offensive has killed more than 50,000 Palestinians, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry, which doesn’t distinguish between civilians and combatants.—
Isaac Scharf and Wafaa Shurafa,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2025
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Israel's offensive has killed more than 50,000 Palestinians, including hundreds killed in strikes since a ceasefire ended about two weeks ago, according to Gaza's Health Ministry, which doesn't say whether those killed are civilians or combatants.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Apr. 2025
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“Raid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raid. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.
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