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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Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 15 Nov. 2025
Agencies participating in the raid included the Canyon County Sheriff’s Office, the Idaho Department of Correction, the Nampa Police Department and the Caldwell Police Department, according to an FBI news release.
—Idaho Statesman, 14 Nov. 2025
Jasmine Garsd, NPR, 13 Nov. 2025
On Monday, the Marion County Board of Commissioners agreed to more than $3 million in combined payouts to three journalists and a former city councilor whose home was also raided.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 12 Nov. 2025
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Noun
His administration earlier this year reversed a Biden administration rule that prohibited raids in sensitive areas such as churches, schools and hospitals.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 15 Nov. 2025
Agencies participating in the raid included the Canyon County Sheriff’s Office, the Idaho Department of Correction, the Nampa Police Department and the Caldwell Police Department, according to an FBI news release.
—Idaho Statesman, 14 Nov. 2025
Verb
Her husband's workplace - a construction site - was recently raided.
—Jasmine Garsd, NPR, 13 Nov. 2025
On Monday, the Marion County Board of Commissioners agreed to more than $3 million in combined payouts to three journalists and a former city councilor whose home was also raided.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 12 Nov. 2025
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“Raid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/raid. Accessed 21 Nov. 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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