as in incursion
a sudden attack on and entrance into hostile territory
the invasion of the Soviet Union by Germany during World War II
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Recent Examples of invasion
Recently, she's been reflecting on whether there could have been a way to avoid Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2025
And Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 lit the fuse on a rocket.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 12 Oct. 2025
Minogue is a 1989 graduate of West Point who served as an infantry platoon leader in Operation Desert Storm, the 1991 successful coalition invasion of Iraq to liberate Kuwait from Saddam Hussein.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 11 Oct. 2025
Told in the voices of ordinary men and women narrating their experiences, the books address landmark events including the invasion of Afghanistan and the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.
—New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
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Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2025
And Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 lit the fuse on a rocket.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 12 Oct. 2025
Minogue is a 1989 graduate of West Point who served as an infantry platoon leader in Operation Desert Storm, the 1991 successful coalition invasion of Iraq to liberate Kuwait from Saddam Hussein.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 11 Oct. 2025
Told in the voices of ordinary men and women narrating their experiences, the books address landmark events including the invasion of Afghanistan and the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.
—New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for invasion
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Al-Muhtadi, is accused of being a member of Hamas and the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine's armed wing, the National Resistance Brigades (NRB), and commanding or coordinating NRB fighters who joined Hamas units for the incursion, the affidavit reads.—
Greg Norman , Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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Other mishaps, including near-misses and runway incursions, have contributed to an erosion of Americans’ confidence about flying.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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What about the argument that ICE raids will create jobs for American workers?—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
13 Oct. 2025
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Zion Church was subject to an earlier raid and shutdown in 2018, during a previous crackdown on independent churches.—
Chandelis Duster,
NPR,
12 Oct. 2025
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“Invasion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invasion. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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