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
Ukraine’s Coordination Headquarters for Treatment of Prisoners of War said that the bodies came from Kharkiv, Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as Russia’s Kursk region where Ukrainian forces waged an incursion.
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Illia Novikov, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2025
Last year, the military tallied 350 drone incursions on domestic bases.
—Tom Vanden Brook, USA Today, 8 June 2025
The Philippines has been subjected to increasing incursions from China as Beijing asserts its claims in the South China Sea.
—Malcolm Turnbull, Foreign Affairs, 6 June 2025
There’s a lot to unpack this year with the incursion of Hollywood stars and franchises onto the Great White Way alongside the rise of some local theater darlings.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 4 June 2025
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Illia Novikov, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2025
Last year, the military tallied 350 drone incursions on domestic bases.
—Tom Vanden Brook, USA Today, 8 June 2025
The Philippines has been subjected to increasing incursions from China as Beijing asserts its claims in the South China Sea.
—Malcolm Turnbull, Foreign Affairs, 6 June 2025
There’s a lot to unpack this year with the incursion of Hollywood stars and franchises onto the Great White Way alongside the rise of some local theater darlings.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 4 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
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Healthcare facilities that serve low-income patients have reported a recent spike in no-shows as residents lacking documentation opt to skip medical visits amid rumors of raids at hospitals and clinics.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
25 June 2025
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Julia and Jock told me the event was cathartic, especially with everything going on: the ICE raids, the casual erasure of trans people.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
25 June 2025
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“Incursion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incursion. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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