FORAYING Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

foraying

verb

present participle of foray

as in plundering

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Meanwhile, Lohar’s surviving mercenaries are plundering villages.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 6 July 2026
Or was the hole man-made with a malevolent intent, perhaps plundering a grave for artifacts?

— Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 28 June 2026

Definition of plundering

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Other skulls and long bones uncovered at the site, which Carr says was among the most important in Miami-Dade, were destroyed by a gang of marauding boys.

— Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026
Between matches, fans were able to relax with a somewhat less-marauding version of Haaland, as the 25-year-old put in an appearance on the late-night show FIFA World Cup on Fox After Hours with James Corden.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 26 June 2026

Definition of marauding

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The internet casually scrambles basic ideas of personhood, reframing people as commodities and stripping us for parts.

— Jia Tolentino, New Yorker, 11 July 2026
The Eye network served as lead broadcaster for the VMAs this year — stripping an already barren MTV of its flagship event.

— Michael Schneider, Variety, 10 July 2026

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In some videos, survivors accused soldiers of looting apartments and confiscating donated supplies—claims that remain difficult to independently verify but have fueled widespread outrage.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 29 June 2026
Mobs are looting foreigners’ shops.

— Ryan Lenora Brown, Christian Science Monitor, 26 June 2026

Definition of looting

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Triarchy forces that escaped the Battle of the Gullet have been pillaging the mainland, and some come across Aegon’s captors, cutting short a bit of squabbling between the two.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
But now, entry-level professionals are clinging to their childhood bedrooms and pillaging their family fridges as more are extending their stay than ever before.

— Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 22 June 2026

Definition of pillaging

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After flying toward a naval target over the Black Sea, the aircraft launched one of the supersonic missiles from a stand-off distance exceeding 120 kilometers, successfully destroying its target.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 14 July 2026
Los Angeles Fire Department arson investigators are probing a destructive fire that ripped through a Sun Valley strip mall early Sunday morning, destroying a beloved family-run market.

— Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 14 July 2026

Definition of destroying

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Over the past two seasons, UCLA has remarkably maintained the majority of its talent despite the transfer portal ravaging so many teams.

— Aaron Heisen, Daily News, 9 July 2026
Forty years ago, when the AIDS epidemic was ravaging New York, some Southern Baptists described it as God’s judgment—a punishment for its victims’ life style.

— Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 29 June 2026

Definition of ravaging

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When William and his brother, Prince Harry, were young boys, the former Princess of Wales would regularly take them to homeless shelters, and eradicating homelessness has become a cornerstone of the future king’s royal work.

— Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 30 June 2026
The path through impostor syndrome is not about eradicating the doubt.

— Karyn Gallant, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

Definition of eradicating

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