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
Kyle Denis, Billboard, 12 Mar. 2026
Freshly back in Los Angeles, Levinson hopped on a Zoom to discuss his foray into high fashion and why the forthcoming season is both deeper and more mature.
—Lacey Rose, HollywoodReporter, 11 Mar. 2026
Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Jan. 2026
Interestingly, this isn't the first consumer electronics company to foray into EVs.
—New Atlas, 12 Jan. 2026
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Noun
While the adaptation marks Bunnie’s first major foray into the world of film, her husband has recently explored the theatrical realm.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 12 Mar. 2026
Freshly back in Los Angeles, Levinson hopped on a Zoom to discuss his foray into high fashion and why the forthcoming season is both deeper and more mature.
—Lacey Rose, HollywoodReporter, 11 Mar. 2026
Verb
Adams also published a pair of sci-fi novellas, 2001's God's Debris and 2004's The Religion War, which saw the author foray into philosophical musings.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Jan. 2026
Interestingly, this isn't the first consumer electronics company to foray into EVs.
—New Atlas, 12 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foray
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Threats to escort missions can be reduced through air power or ground incursions to seize territory from where they might be launched, but that presents new problems, including many casualties among US ground troops, the analysts said.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
16 Mar. 2026
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Israel announced Monday the beginning of a ground incursion in southern Lebanon, warning that hundreds of thousands of residents from towns and villages in the large area south of the Litani river would not be permitted to return to their homes until the Israeli military achieved its objectives.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
16 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Before being definitively plundered, the museum was home to the most comprehensive Nubian archaeological collection in the world.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
17 Mar. 2026
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The area has been plundered for centuries.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2026
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Some Israeli troops have pushed into southern Lebanon, and there are fears Israel is preparing a large-scale invasion.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
17 Mar. 2026
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The relevant precedent is not the 1990 invasion of Kuwait.—
Mohammed Sergie,
semafor.com,
17 Mar. 2026
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González seized on this issue in her 2024 election campaign and promised to sack LUMA, a move that is widely popular with her frustrated constituents.—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
23 Mar. 2026
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While Ramsay ended up lasting only nine matches at West Brom before being sacked, the Welshman might have seen the writing on the wall in Minnesota.—
Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
20 Mar. 2026
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According to court filings in the Eastern District of Virginia, the feds said the raid was a necessary part of an investigation into government leaks.—
BrieAnna J. Frank,
USA Today,
21 Mar. 2026
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The raids at Prime Social and Post Oak Poker Club led to the arrest of nine people associated with the clubs, according to ABC13.—
Marley Malenfant,
Austin American Statesman,
20 Mar. 2026
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Without public explanation, Welch stripped Benton of his committee assignments and barred him from caucus meetings late last month, the Tribune reported.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
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Vandals quickly stripped it bare, from its electrical wiring to its rooftop mechanicals, and loiterers congregating outside its doors and in its parking lot sometimes numbered in the dozens during a difficult post-pandemic downturn for the Midway.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
18 Mar. 2026
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Dan Hicks, a professor of contemporary archaeology at the University of Oxford who studied the FoI responses, told the Guardian that these collections included items looted by British colonial officials and soldiers.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
18 Mar. 2026
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Kathy Ireland, the Sports Illustrated swimsuit model who later made the cover of Forbes as a branding mogul, has accused her former business managers of looting millions of dollars from her and leaving her deeply in debt.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
10 Mar. 2026
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North Texas — whose roster was pillaged in the portal and saw its top players leave for Oklahoma State alongside former head coach Eric Morris — have signed 42 transfers.—
Shawn McFarland,
Dallas Morning News,
16 Jan. 2026
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In a landscape of sequels and overly pillaged IP, the Stranger Things finale is finite and close-ended, the credits rolling once and for all.—
Yohana Desta,
Rolling Stone,
4 Jan. 2026
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“Foray.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foray. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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