invasions

plural of invasion

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of invasions In a possible Supreme Court case, border guards’ invasions of privacy collide with the Fourth Amendment. — George F. Will, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026 In the nineteen-thirties—a decade of political assassinations, failed military coups, brutal invasions of China, and a hard-right reaction against the relative liberalism of the nineteen-twenties—the yakuza embraced the Zeitgeist with gusto. — Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026 The limits of burying the bad news Each of these interventions, whether reckless, self-destructive trade barriers, massive military invasions, or offensive divisive speeches, soaks up attention. — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 7 Oct. 2026 The trailer cuts between the printing press, lavish dinner parties, trains, home invasions and kidnappings, showing just how far the new tabloid is willing to go. — Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026 These incidents heighten fears of physical attacks and social engineering, as attackers leverage personal data for home invasions and kidnappings, a trend Chainalysis notes is rising. — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026 When Debbie, Susan, and Thom come over for a double-date pizza night, only Bret is concerned about the spate of recent home invasions, the missing pets, and the desecration of the griffin mascot. — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2026 That history includes colonial-era rebellions, using drones to monitor land invasions for legal ecological complaints, and protests against new or proposed laws. — Chenier Carpio Opua, The Conversation, 5 Aug. 2026 Against all odds, Flamengo overcame the multiple avian invasions to win the match 1-0. — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for invasions
Noun
  • These have been demonstrated by drone incursions into Poland, sabotage attacks linked to Russia, as well as Polish police units deployed to its border with Kaliningrad this month due to the threat of armed incursion by Moscow.
    — Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Europe has experienced a slew of other disruptions recently, such as attacks on supermarket refrigeration systems, drone incursions and mysterious triggers to alert apps.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • After the raids ramped up in January, tens of thousands of former workers ended up in the capital, Phnom Penh, many sleeping in the streets.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026
  • American bombers aiming for Nantes’ port hit the city center instead, killing about 1,400 people and destroying more than 700 buildings in two raids.
    — Shahnaz Bashir, The Conversation, 4 Nov. 2026

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“Invasions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invasions. Accessed 12 Nov. 2026.

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