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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
Born in England in 1940, de Hadeln had his first foray in the industry as a documentarian and photographer. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 6 July 2026 Here are some special considerations for kiddos from their first foray into school, all the way until college. — Melissa Willets, Parents, 6 July 2026
Verb
The reality television show that made the family a household name has been off the air for over a decade, but the family managed to foray the cancellation of the original series into TLC spin-offs, brand deals, and social media fame. — Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2026 Family holdings also include prime real estate in Jakarta and popular electronics brand Polytron, which forayed into the EV business on its home turf in 2025 with the launch of two electric car models. — Ardian Wibisono, Forbes.com, 19 Mar. 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 provision, known as Section 815, would amount to an unprecedented incursion from the government into tens of thousands of companies that do business with the Pentagon, the groups wrote.
    — Garrett Downs, CNBC, 14 July 2026
  • Fire agencies across the state have for years warned the public to keep their drones grounded over active wildfires, yet drone incursions remain a constant problem, fire officials said.
    — Sydney Brammer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2026
Definition of incursion
Verb
  • Meanwhile, Lohar’s surviving mercenaries are plundering villages.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 6 July 2026
  • Or was the hole man-made with a malevolent intent, perhaps plundering a grave for artifacts?
    — Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 28 June 2026
Definition of plunder
Noun
  • In 1940, Goudstikker fled the Netherlands during the country’s invasion by Nazi Germany, leaving behind his collection of some 1,400 paintings, mostly Old Master works.
    — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 13 July 2026
  • The overhaul, which Zelensky has yet to explain in detail, would be the fourth major reorganization of his government since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022.
    — Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
Definition of invasion
Verb
  • At Universal Studios’ CityWalk, the original from the film — last seen on screen in flames as Troy was brutally sacked by Damon’s army of rampaging Greeks — is on display outside the AMC Universal Cinema.
    — Alex Ritman, Variety, 13 July 2026
  • This time last year, the 52-year-old was sacked as Red Bull’s team principal after 20 years.
    — Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 7 July 2026
Definition of sack
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  • Authorities conducted the raid after shells recovered from McDougal’s homicide scene were linked to a Pittsburg shooting that occurred inside a 7-Eleven in 2025, authorities said.
    — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 10 July 2026
  • Immigration raids and wildfires dissuaded tourists from visiting, and even Canadian tourists who typically make up the largest number of foreign visitors to California dropped 21%.
    — Lily Wright, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
Definition of raid
Verb
  • Yet there is something singularly unbecoming about a franchise as American as Superman (and its adjuncts) being willfully stripped of its patriotism and good cheer.
    — Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 11 July 2026
  • The internet casually scrambles basic ideas of personhood, reframing people as commodities and stripping us for parts.
    — Jia Tolentino, New Yorker, 11 July 2026
Definition of strip
Verb
  • Fifty-nine antiquities looted from Italy, Iraq, and Indonesia, including 45 seized from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, have been returned to their countries of origin, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office announced on Wednesday.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 9 July 2026
  • According to the General Authority for Antiquities and Museums in Yemen, 28 Yemeni artifacts held in London have been looted from their country of origin.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 7 July 2026
Definition of loot
Verb
  • Unfortunately, a group of eastern kings pillage Sodom and Gomorrah and take Lot captive along with others.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 July 2026
  • Triarchy forces that escaped the Battle of the Gullet have been pillaging the mainland, and some come across Aegon’s captors, cutting short a bit of squabbling between the two.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
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