forayed

Definition of forayednext
past tense of foray

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for forayed
Verb
  • The area has been plundered for centuries.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026
  • What’s the reward for being the most productively plundered of the mid-majors?
    Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • But imagine a good cheeseburger, stripped down to its essential elements in raw form.
    Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
  • In October, Pentagon reporters from major news outlets were stripped of daily access to the Pentagon for refusing to agree to restrictions on newsgathering that Hegseth demanded.
    Brian Bennett, Time, 4 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Shortly after the collapse of Hussein’s ruling party, crowds looted government offices and cultural sites.
    Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026
  • YggTorrent has since confirmed the hacker looted sensitive data, including user passwords.
    Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 5 Mar. 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
  • Rumors Tuttle was on verge of being sacked first surfaced on February 26 after Conservative tabloid newspaper Bild reported Weimer had called an extraordinary meeting to discuss her future as festival director.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert was sacked 54 times this past season, the most in his six-year career.
    Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 6 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The moment causes Byron, a selfish and braggadocious villain, to have a change of heart, stopping shipments of The Beauty and paying off the families ravaged by its gruesome side effects, like Bella’s.
    Hunter Ingram, Variety, 5 Mar. 2026
  • When the Assad regime in nearby Syria collapsed in late 2024, its security forces had been hollowed out – and its economy ravaged – by years of civil conflict.
    Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 1 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The United States destroyed a key Iranian naval base in the Straight of Hormuz, sinking many vessels present, as the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced the shipping lane was officially closed.
    Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Aircraft shelters at the air base to the north of the complex also appear to be damaged or destroyed.
    Victoria Beaule, ABC News, 3 Mar. 2026
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“Forayed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forayed. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.

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