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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Keith O’Brien,
New Yorker,
25 June 2026
However, that might be more difficult than usual, as PMC numbers have been reduced on Woods and player scavs now spawn in earlier in the raid.
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Mike Stubbs,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2026
But the main evidence against Arabzai came May 13, when police raided his apartment and allegedly found two pounds of cocaine and two pounds of marijuana, along with a single gram of MDMA.
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Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
24 June 2026
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Noun
In 2022, just after the raids, Chris Donaldson was diagnosed with ocular cancer, which later metastasized to his liver.
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Keith O’Brien,
New Yorker,
25 June 2026
However, that might be more difficult than usual, as PMC numbers have been reduced on Woods and player scavs now spawn in earlier in the raid.
—
Mike Stubbs,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
Verb
Carvalho had been sidelined since the FBI raided his home and office in connection to an ongoing investigation.
—
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2026
But the main evidence against Arabzai came May 13, when police raided his apartment and allegedly found two pounds of cocaine and two pounds of marijuana, along with a single gram of MDMA.
—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
24 June 2026
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“Raid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/raid. Accessed 27 Jun. 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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