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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as in to plunder
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Recent Examples of foray
Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Oct. 2025
Then came her first foray into public life as a policy director for Carter.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 23 Oct. 2025
Kyle Kensing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
Infiltrating boardrooms like ‘a Trojan horse’ Beane, pictured above on the left with Pitt and Jonah Hill, who also stars in Moneyball, has forayed into football, too.
—Ali Rampling, New York Times, 31 July 2025
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Noun
Eight albums into his career, Bieber is making a foray into livestreaming six months before his big performance at the annual music and arts fest in Indio, Calif.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Oct. 2025
Then came her first foray into public life as a policy director for Carter.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
Onni Valakari needed only a few minutes to close San Diego FC’s inaugural Leagues Cup foray with a 2-0 win over Mazatlan FC at Snapdragon Stadium.
—Kyle Kensing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
Infiltrating boardrooms like ‘a Trojan horse’ Beane, pictured above on the left with Pitt and Jonah Hill, who also stars in Moneyball, has forayed into football, too.
—Ali Rampling, New York Times, 31 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foray
Noun
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The Japanese military has been dispatched to halt a major bear incursion.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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Several countries contributed extra fighter jets to the eastern flank, close to Russia, after the incursions.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Along with goods for trade and plundered wealth, concepts of the soul have traveled the networks of empire.—
David Wingrave,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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The French started to plunder Spanish ships on their voyages to Spain, and the English quickly joined in—their attacks shaped, in part, by the Protestant Reformation of the sixteenth century, which spawned anti-Catholic and anti-Spanish sentiment.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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In August, The Guardian said the Israeli Defense Forces' Unit 8200 had built a system in Microsoft's Azure cloud for tracking Palestinians' phone calls as part of the country's invasion of Gaza, leading Microsoft to investigate the newspaper's assertions.—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
6 Nov. 2025
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Iran, Baghdad’s arch enemy during Hussein’s rule, now enjoys significant influence in Iraq – another direct result of the US invasion.—
Ben Wedeman,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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On the field, his seven tackles, sack and pass breakup helped tilt the game in the Chargers’ favour; off the field, his tribute to his brother showed the depth of his character.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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In the box score, Brissett was 21-of-31 for 261 yards with two touchdown passes despite getting sacked five times by the Cowboys.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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Another 564 Israelis were killed in raids carried out by Palestinians coming from the West Bank, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria in the same period.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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These assets enable amphibious assaults, precision raids, and rapid response operations across the Caribbean theater.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Without Medicaid expansion, the state's enrollees won't be subject to work requirements, but the law's financing changes to the Medicaid program could strip hundreds of millions of dollars away from hospitals, said Roberson.—
NPR,
NPR,
25 Oct. 2025
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Snip the stems at a 45-degree angle, and strip any lower leaves.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Stolen Louvre loot worth $102 million may be melted down.—
Caroline Neal,
Louisville Courier Journal,
23 Oct. 2025
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Stolen Louvre loot worth $102 million may be melted down.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Towns were besieged, landscapes scorched, villages pillaged.—
Penelope Geng,
The Conversation,
27 Oct. 2025
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If peaceable trading isn't your dream, consider the corsair life, pillaging other ships for their precious cargo.—
Alan Bradley,
Space.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Foray.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foray. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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