as in invasion
a sudden attack on and entrance into hostile territory
there were incursions from the border every summer
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Recent Examples of incursion
Per the official Season 3 synopsis, the show's prime characters are now united to form an incursion unit on a critical mission to penetrate the looming alien mothership.
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Jeff Spry, Space.com, 5 July 2025
Within two years, the U.S. was actively undermining Mexican President Guadalupe Victoria; military incursions in Mexico, Haiti, Cuba, and Puerto Rico followed.
—Carolina A. Miranda, The Atlantic, 30 June 2025
Khalil, whose plight has been center stage in President Donald Trump's crackdown on vocal opponents of Israel's incursion into Gaza, had been in immigration agents’ custody since March.
—Chloe Atkins, NBC news, 21 June 2025
Israel had a right to self-defense against that incursion and the atrocities perpetrated against its citizens.
—Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib, The Atlantic, 26 June 2025
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Jeff Spry, Space.com, 5 July 2025
Within two years, the U.S. was actively undermining Mexican President Guadalupe Victoria; military incursions in Mexico, Haiti, Cuba, and Puerto Rico followed.
—Carolina A. Miranda, The Atlantic, 30 June 2025
Khalil, whose plight has been center stage in President Donald Trump's crackdown on vocal opponents of Israel's incursion into Gaza, had been in immigration agents’ custody since March.
—Chloe Atkins, NBC news, 21 June 2025
Israel had a right to self-defense against that incursion and the atrocities perpetrated against its citizens.
—Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib, The Atlantic, 26 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incursion
Noun
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At least 2,400 American troops died during the invasion on Omaha Beach.—
Chandelis Duster,
NPR,
20 July 2025
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When the Russian Federation launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the Russians turned to the CSTO for assistance.—
Mark Temnycky,
Forbes.com,
18 July 2025
Noun
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The details of a raid can be useful for the non-citzen’s legal case.—
Mathew Miranda,
Sacbee.com,
19 July 2025
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These are parents who may lose health care coverage, immigrants afraid of being swept up in a raid, families who count on assistance programs to feed their children.—
State Sen. MD Rahman,
Hartford Courant,
18 July 2025
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“Incursion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incursion. Accessed 1 Aug. 2025.
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