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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N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 25 Dec. 2025
The company blamed a raid for interfering with the quality of its drugs.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2025
Bram Sable-Smith, NPR, 23 Dec. 2025
Considering that Colonel Miles Quaritch (Stephen Lang) wants to raid Pandora for all resources possible in a world deprived of them, this comparison makes sense.
—Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 21 Dec. 2025
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Noun
The federal immigration raids and deportations have sparked pushback and protests in dozens of states.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 25 Dec. 2025
The company blamed a raid for interfering with the quality of its drugs.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2025
Verb
In Minnesota, state officials had 85 open investigations into autism providers as of this summer, after the FBI raided two providers late last year as part of an investigation into Medicaid fraud.
—Bram Sable-Smith, NPR, 23 Dec. 2025
Considering that Colonel Miles Quaritch (Stephen Lang) wants to raid Pandora for all resources possible in a world deprived of them, this comparison makes sense.
—Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 21 Dec. 2025
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“Raid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/raid. Accessed 27 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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