as in to raid
to enter for conquest or plunder
a superpower that had a tendency to invade and take over smaller and weaker countries
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Recent Examples of invade
The hungry invading mussels caused a nearly tenfold reduction of phytoplankton, the primary food of many species of the Hudson River ecosystem.
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Christine Keiner, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2025
For better or worse, fashionable footwear has invaded the hiking space.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 14 Oct. 2025
An enemy may have invaded your beautiful, green lawn, leaving it ugly and brown.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 14 Oct. 2025
Boaters anchoring near Karlton’s home on Sunset Lake were invading his privacy, Karlton told the Herald at the time, saying the liveaboards could see into his windows and would sometimes come onto his property.
—Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
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Christine Keiner, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2025
For better or worse, fashionable footwear has invaded the hiking space.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 14 Oct. 2025
An enemy may have invaded your beautiful, green lawn, leaving it ugly and brown.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 14 Oct. 2025
Boaters anchoring near Karlton’s home on Sunset Lake were invading his privacy, Karlton told the Herald at the time, saying the liveaboards could see into his windows and would sometimes come onto his property.
—Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for invade
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Thieves have raided the Louvre multiple times over the decades - and once managed to snatch Mona Lisa herself right off the wall.—
NPR,
NPR,
20 Oct. 2025
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On Friday, videos and posts on social media claiming that ICE had raided The Abbey, an iconic LGBTQ+ bar in the city’s Rainbow District.—
James Factora,
Them.,
20 Oct. 2025
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Many lives have been ravaged by drug addiction and incarceration.—
Grace Byron,
New Yorker,
22 Oct. 2025
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Tuberculosis ravaged his body, and typing thousands of words a day only weakened him further.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
21 Oct. 2025
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Narrowing searches to those with experience running a company or a major business unit means they are confined to a much smaller pool of executives with decades of experience and, because of historic hiring patterns, that talent pool is dominated by White men, Williams said.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
23 Oct. 2025
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Advertisement Although a senior member of Fatah—the secular nationalist party that dominates the Palestinian Authority—Barghouti has maintained good relations with Hamas, the Islamist militant group that controls Gaza.—
Karl Vick,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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And when was conquering ever a good thing?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Oct. 2025
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Both were outsiders who left their homeland to conquer the world.—
NPR,
NPR,
15 Oct. 2025
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Nothing can be done, at this point, about the dubious premise that mainstream Jews and gentiles in 2020s Los Angeles occupy separate social worlds.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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Finding effective ways to tackle post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in veterans, especially those who’ve seen combat, is a worthy cause that has occupied the minds of many researchers over the years.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
22 Oct. 2025
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In the game, Elliott operated as the right ‘No 10’ (attacking midfielder), passing neatly and playing well in a first half that only offered promise in spurts.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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All patients were treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors, a type of immunotherapy drugs that help the immune system recognize and attack tumor cells more effectively.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Invade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invade. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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