forayed (into)

verb

past tense of foray (into)
as in invaded
to enter for conquest or plunder Vikings foraying into the village

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  1. invaded
  2. raided
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  • Seven months after the essay appeared, Putin invaded Ukraine.
    — Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
  • After Germany invaded the Soviet Union in 1941, Beregovsky and other academics from the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences were evacuated to the eastern republic of Bashkir.
    — Shira Li Bartov, Sun Sentinel, 20 July 2026
Definition of invaded
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  • Pride events are held today in San Diego to honor the Stonewall uprising of 1969, when police raided the Stonewall Inn in New York City and patrons fought back in a dayslong confrontation.
    — Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2026
  • Bottoms was outspoken after the FBI raided a Fulton County election hub earlier this year in an area part of the greater Atlanta metro area.
    — Irene Wright, USA Today, 17 July 2026
Definition of raided
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“Forayed (into).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forayed%20%28into%29. Accessed 23 Jul. 2026.

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