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
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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Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 4 Jan. 2026
The committee could help document how the raids are impacting people but also identify policies that could help support immigrants.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2026
Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 2 Jan. 2026
Bears have broken into supermarkets and hotels and raided orchards, attacking vehicles and people out of the blue.
—Peter Guo, NBC news, 31 Dec. 2025
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Noun
Bryan did not discuss the Idaho murders while staying at his parents’ Pennsylvania home in the days before the FBI raid, but Mel recalled him mentioning the case once, noting investigators were still searching for a suspect.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 4 Jan. 2026
The committee could help document how the raids are impacting people but also identify policies that could help support immigrants.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2026
Verb
Months before the most recent allegations, in July, the FBI raided five businesses in the Twin Cities which had allegedly committed Medicaid housing assistance fraud, according to The Minnesota Star Tribune.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 2 Jan. 2026
Bears have broken into supermarkets and hotels and raided orchards, attacking vehicles and people out of the blue.
—Peter Guo, NBC news, 31 Dec. 2025
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“Raid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/raid. Accessed 4 Jan. 2026.
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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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