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noun

ˈfȯr-ˌā How to pronounce foray (audio)
Definition of foraynext
as in incursion
a sudden attack on and entrance into hostile territory made a nighttime foray into the enemy camp and took their command post

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verb

as in to plunder

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Recent Examples of foray
Noun
With Russia's accelerating orbital forays, the clock appears to be ticking. — Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 27 Oct. 2026 With country, some of their past forays include a 2018 performance at the Grand Ole Opry; singing with Chris Stapleton at the 2021 CMT Artists of the Year special; and collaborating with Cody Johnson at Stagecoach in April. — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2026
Verb
In my view, forays far afield — for all seasons and all reasons —have led to systematic errors in the conduct of macroeconomic policy. — Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2026 After the 2004 season ended, Cooper forayed back into the NBA with the Denver Nuggets as an assistant in 2004 and as their interim head coach for a portion of the 2004-05 season. — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for foray
Recent Examples of Synonyms for foray
  1. incursion
  2. plunder
  3. invasion
  4. sack
  5. raid
  6. strip
  7. loot
  8. pillage
Noun
  • The exercise in Poland was planned earlier this year but is taking place at a time when several European nations, including Poland, have warned of the rising threat from Russian covert activity, including sabotage, espionage and drone incursions.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Trump has blamed Ukraine, which has wreaked havoc on Russian refineries since the Russian incursion into Ukraine.
    — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of incursion
Verb
  • Social media posts and merchant reports said luxury and beauty stores, including Sephora, Celine, Burberry and Louis Vuitton, were plundered.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026
  • As noted recently by Deadline, other Chinese AI models continue to plunder IP, including MiniMax H3, which generated videos that violated studio brand safety standards 55% of the time when an image was used in a prompt.
    — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of plunder
Noun
  • Their local rivalry might have continued if not for Russia launching its invasion of Ukraine and changing the trajectories of both their lives.
    — Megan Molteni, STAT, 2 Nov. 2026
  • So what doesn’t Trump understand about Putin and how Russia has conducted its invasion of Ukraine?
    — Tom Jurkowsky, Baltimore Sun, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of invasion
Verb
  • Their chance to win the game on the snap from the 6 never had a chance as Mahomes was sacked.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The next possession ended in a three-and-out as Osborne was sacked for a loss of nine on 3rd-and-1.
    — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of sack
Noun
  • Later, a former professional boxer and a local politics kingmaker took over, but things fell apart around the time of the FBI’s raid on the property.
    — Lauren Mechling, Architectural Digest, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Human Rights Watch urged prosecutors to investigate senior officials and police commanders, and called for forensic services to be made independent of the Civil Police, the same force participating in the raid and investigating the deaths.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of raid
Verb
  • The eatery earned a Michelin star in May, which the French tire company later stripped.
    — Zoey Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The four-week average of claims, which strips out week-to-week volatility, fell to 196,750.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of strip
Verb
  • Rescue operations were complicated, with police firing tear gas at people who had begun looting neighboring shops, as officers sought to clear the area and provide access to emergency response teams.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The Paris march began peacefully, a week after widespread rioting and looting during protests across the country.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of loot
Verb
  • The Digest Lawmakers in Italy are examining a new bill to create a committee that will research provenance and facilitate the restitution of art and cultural items pillaged by Nazis and Italian police between 1933 and 1945.
    — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Shopkeepers who’ve found their livelihoods suddenly at stake wonder where the police were while groups looted and pillaged with impunity.
    — Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of pillage

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