FORAYED Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

forayed

verb

past tense of foray

as in plundered

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In the sixties, artists such as Roy Lichtenstein and Peter Saul had plundered lowbrow visual culture for elemental materials.

— Laura Preston, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
The class-action deal covers relatives of people who donated bodies between January 2018 and March 2023, amid uncertainty over which cadavers Lodge plundered before cremation or return to families.

— Leah Willingham, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026

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Authorities are still investigating whether any of them may also have been looted during World War II.

— Sergio Farella, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
Preliminary explorations indicate these burials were looted in antiquity; passages linking them are thought to have been made by ancient robbers moving between the tombs.

— Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 31 Aug. 2026

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One looks to the story of the Haitian World Cup team, appearing in the tournament for the first time in fifty years, which has gathered expatriate players from the Haitian diaspora to play for that beautiful and utterly despoiled country, where many of them have never lived.

— Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 21 June 2026
In the 21st century, oil extraction has become a serious threat to Ecuadoran Amazonia, with large swaths of forest, often located in Indigenous territories, despoiled by the release of wastewater from the wells.

— Stanley Stewart, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2026

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But Nolan also throws a meditative new wrinkle into the story, as Odysseus comes to grips with his role in the Trojan War, leading the charge as his men raped, murdered and pillaged in his name.

— Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 18 July 2026
For decades, tomb raiders have pillaged sites across the country, selling them on the black market.

— Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 19 June 2026

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After a shock loss to the Arizona Cardinals, in which Herbert had one touchdown, one interception and was sacked three times, the QB dropped from third in the odds to out of the top 10.

— Hannah Vanbiber, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
In Nix’s four previous starts against the Chiefs, he was sacked a total of five times.

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026

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