forayed

Definition of forayednext
past tense of foray

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for forayed
Verb
  • Magyar has called for all of Orbán’s cronies in the government to resign and has committed to holding to account those who plundered Hungary.
    Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
  • The collapse of Prospect Medical, a for-profit hospital chain plundered by private equity and the company’s management, has generated a painful litany of woes.
    Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 9 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Goodwin grabbed the offensive rebound but was stripped by Matisse Thybulle to seal the win for the Blazers.
    David Brandt, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
  • In December 2024, the board stripped Freidenrich’s investment duties and then, in February 2025, delegated control of the investment fund to the chief financial officer, Kimberly Engelby.
    Claire Wang, Oc Register, 15 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • All the State Forensic Authority’s DNA analysis labs were looted and destroyed in the fighting.
    Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2026
  • The only time the family has been looted was in 2025, when a bear came into the yard and upturned the beehives.
    Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 10 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Verb
  • Downing Street has blamed the Foreign Office for the failure, and a top civil servant has reportedly been sacked.
    Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Mandelson was sacked in September when the extent of his ties with Epstein was revealed in documents published in the United States.
    Reuters, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Williams, of course, worked at NBC for nearly three decades, including an 11-year run at NBC Nightly News that ended 2015 after exaggerations and falsehoods were found in some of his reporting, including reports from Iraq, and from New Orleans after it had been ravaged by Hurricane Katrina.
    Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2026
  • The latter saved my heat and humidity-ravaged hair, making the frizz and dryness vanish.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • While there are no comprehensive studies comparing the environmental impacts of cultivated versus conventional seafood, alternatives like Wildtype could avoid ocean pollution and overfishing, which have caused losses in biodiversity and destroyed the ocean’s resiliency.
    Jaia Clingham-David, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Yutu destroyed 85% of the Saipan campus of Northern Marianas College, said the school's president, Galvin Deleon Guerrero.
    Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
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“Forayed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forayed. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.

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