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
Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2026
Paul's Most Valuable Promotions is making its first foray into MMA promotion after four years of promoting boxing.
—ABC News, 17 Feb. 2026
Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 2 Jan. 2026
The makeup brand has tapped R&B songstress Mariah the Scientist to front its newest Tube Job Mascara campaign, which has debuted exclusively on TikTok Shop, making Urban Decay the first brand within L’Oréal’s Luxe division to foray onto the social commerce platform.
—Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 15 Dec. 2025
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Noun
The event will be the first foray into MMA for Jake Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions (MVP).
—Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2026
Paul's Most Valuable Promotions is making its first foray into MMA promotion after four years of promoting boxing.
—ABC News, 17 Feb. 2026
Verb
The company was also affected in 2025 by Elon Musk’s foray into politics, with his work as part of the Department of Government Efficiency drawing heavy public backlash.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 2 Jan. 2026
The makeup brand has tapped R&B songstress Mariah the Scientist to front its newest Tube Job Mascara campaign, which has debuted exclusively on TikTok Shop, making Urban Decay the first brand within L’Oréal’s Luxe division to foray onto the social commerce platform.
—Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 15 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foray
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In September, Russia sent some twenty drones into Poland’s airspace, an incursion that Poland’s Prime Minister described as the closest the country had come to open conflict since the Second World War.—
Elizabeth Flock,
New Yorker,
23 Feb. 2026
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More frontline stalemate followed – until Kyiv, under the new leadership of General Oleksandr Syrskyi, launched a surprise incursion into Russia’s Kursk region in August 2024.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
Verb
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If there really was a class of unaccountable, libertine global élites plundering the world, then wasn’t Trump obviously a member?—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2026
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What’s the reward for being the most productively plundered of the mid-majors?—
Joe Rexrode,
New York Times,
13 Feb. 2026
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The latest attack is believed to be the first attack on Cyprus from outside the country since Turkey's invasion of the island in 1974.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 Mar. 2026
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Drones have become central to modern warfare, especially after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine reshaped battlefield tactics.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Mar. 2026
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The president solemnly condemned political violence—the same president who ended his first term by inciting a mob to sack Congress and overturn an election.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
25 Feb. 2026
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The Detroit Lions argue a trademark infringement lawsuit brought against the team by the organizers of the Motor City Muscle music festival, held in Detroit eight years ago, should be sacked.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
25 Feb. 2026
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Mexican soldiers killed Oseguera on Sunday in a raid on his remote mountain hideout.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Feb. 2026
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Episodes will explore a world of daring raids, epic battles and empire-building, following legendary figures such as Ragnar Lothbrok, Canute and Harald Hardrada.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
27 Feb. 2026
Verb
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In October 2025, Andrew surrendered his prestigious Duke of York title and, later that same month, his older brother King Charles stripped him of all royal titles and privileges.—
Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
25 Feb. 2026
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The day’s travel story still hovered over everything, even as both coaches tried to strip it away as an excuse.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
25 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Most family homes had been robbed and looted.—
Yousra Elbagir,
Time,
25 Feb. 2026
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Much of the Kim clan’s once-opulent house had burned down after being looted, Kim says.—
Margaret Heidenry,
Vanity Fair,
24 Feb. 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 3 Mar. 2026.
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