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
Kharkiv has also faced intense recent attacks as Moscow expanded its drone and missile campaign, plus as Russian forces reportedly mass along the nearby border and threaten new incursions.
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David Brennan, ABC News, 11 June 2025
Israel’s incursion into southern Lebanon has revealed a military outpost about a mere 300 yards north of the border with the Jewish state that is filled with explosives and mines, according to Israel Defense Forces (IDF).
—Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2025
So, too, has North Korea — which last fall sent 11,000 elite soldiers to support Russia's military in the Russian region of Kursk, where Ukrainians had made a surprise incursion last summer.
—Joanna Kakissis, NPR, 16 June 2025
The canons dismantled during the Theory incursion of the 1970s and ’80s introduced a more inclusive world of letters, even as the upheaval left English departments fragmented.
—Eric Bulson, The Atlantic, 16 June 2025
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David Brennan, ABC News, 11 June 2025
Israel’s incursion into southern Lebanon has revealed a military outpost about a mere 300 yards north of the border with the Jewish state that is filled with explosives and mines, according to Israel Defense Forces (IDF).
—Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2025
So, too, has North Korea — which last fall sent 11,000 elite soldiers to support Russia's military in the Russian region of Kursk, where Ukrainians had made a surprise incursion last summer.
—Joanna Kakissis, NPR, 16 June 2025
The canons dismantled during the Theory incursion of the 1970s and ’80s introduced a more inclusive world of letters, even as the upheaval left English departments fragmented.
—Eric Bulson, The Atlantic, 16 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incursion
Noun
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Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, and NATO allies fear Moscow has more ambitions in the former Soviet sphere, especially the Baltic states.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 June 2025
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Following last week's invasion of the Carrie body snatchers storyline, an opening montage of Carrie click-clacking around her Gramercy Park townhouse in various designer heels resets the stage for a return to peak Carrie form.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
27 June 2025
Noun
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Newsweek has revealed dozens of cases involving green card holders and applicants who were swept up in the ICE raids.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 July 2025
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In one raid, federal agents detained people at a bus stop at Orange Grove Boulevard and Los Robles Avenue on June 18.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 July 2025
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“Incursion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incursion. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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