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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Luis Martinez, ABC News, 20 Dec. 2025
Antisemitic attacks surged in the two years since Hamas’ attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, when militants terrorized Israelis in cross-border raids, killing 1,200 Israelis and taking 251 hostages.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 20 Dec. 2025
Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 18 Dec. 2025
In 2019, the McCook Village Hall was raided by federal agents.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
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Noun
The raids also helped glean intelligence that informed future targeting operations said the official.
—Luis Martinez, ABC News, 20 Dec. 2025
Antisemitic attacks surged in the two years since Hamas’ attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, when militants terrorized Israelis in cross-border raids, killing 1,200 Israelis and taking 251 hostages.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 20 Dec. 2025
Verb
In July, a week after the blast, law enforcement officials raided a San Francisco home connected to Devastating Pyrotechnics, the firm tied to the blast.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 18 Dec. 2025
In 2019, the McCook Village Hall was raided by federal agents.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
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“Raid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/raid. Accessed 20 Dec. 2025.
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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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