as in raided
to enter for conquest or plunder
a superpower that had a tendency to invade and take over smaller and weaker countries
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Recent Examples of invaded
The president framed efforts to end the foreign war, which began when Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, as a matter of duty.
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Michael Loria, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Squandered Opportunities for Venezuela After Russia invaded Ukraine, the Biden administration tried to induce Venezuelan cooperation with sanctions relief.
—Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Although World War II began in Europe in 1939, some historians say fighting in East Asia was ongoing as far back as 1931 when Japan invaded China's northeastern region of Manchuria.
—Jan Camenzind Broomby, NPR, 2 Sep. 2025
Israel then invaded and occupied southern Lebanon again.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
When Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, Rodnyansky started to put together footage of what would ultimately be Notes of a True Criminal.
—Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
Da Empoli’s 2022 novel bases Baranov on Putin’s real-life former aide and fixer Vladislav Surkov, whose purview included overseeing Russia’s relationship with Ukraine; he was dismissed from his post in February 2020, two years before Russia invaded Ukraine.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 31 Aug. 2025
Finland and Sweden joining the alliance after Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022 boosted NATO's Arctic presence.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
The band started in San Antonio, then invaded Austin.
—Pat Blashill, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2025
Michael Loria, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Squandered Opportunities for Venezuela After Russia invaded Ukraine, the Biden administration tried to induce Venezuelan cooperation with sanctions relief.
—Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Although World War II began in Europe in 1939, some historians say fighting in East Asia was ongoing as far back as 1931 when Japan invaded China's northeastern region of Manchuria.
—Jan Camenzind Broomby, NPR, 2 Sep. 2025
Israel then invaded and occupied southern Lebanon again.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
When Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, Rodnyansky started to put together footage of what would ultimately be Notes of a True Criminal.
—Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
Da Empoli’s 2022 novel bases Baranov on Putin’s real-life former aide and fixer Vladislav Surkov, whose purview included overseeing Russia’s relationship with Ukraine; he was dismissed from his post in February 2020, two years before Russia invaded Ukraine.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 31 Aug. 2025
Finland and Sweden joining the alliance after Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022 boosted NATO's Arctic presence.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
The band started in San Antonio, then invaded Austin.
—Pat Blashill, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for invaded
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Federal officials have already raided, among others, California car washes and marijuana farms, a Louisiana racetrack, a Florida construction site and a Nebraska meatpacking plant.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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Jordan Garcia, a veteran community organizer with the Colorado branch of the American Friends Service Committee, travelled to Cedar Run, one of the Denver housing complexes that was raided, to record video and provide assistance.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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The latest aftershocks follow two earthquakes that ravaged a nation already crushed by war, poverty and shrinking aid.—
Mohammad Yunus Yawar,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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City officials hired a company to knock down the brick behemoth months after a late-night fire ravaged the building in June 2024, but what to do with the city real estate has remained unclear.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Yet, at the same time, few other countries’ recent football fortunes have been so dominated by talk of a particular era of players.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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In the memory chips sector, China’s ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) and Yantze Memory Technologies (YMTC) have emerged as top contenders – at least in the country for now – in a market long dominated by Samsung, SK Hynix and America’s Micron.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
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Tonges, who before Sunday’s game had never caught a regular-season pass, attacked the ball and gave San Francisco the lead.—
Michael-Shawn Dugar,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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The occurrences grew more aggressive over time, with the Smurls' 75-pound German shepherd getting slammed into a wall and Jack getting attacked while praying.—
Jessica Sager,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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Deftones’ History on the Streaming Ranking Deftones first conquered the Hard Rock Streaming Songs list just last month.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Shaquille O’Neal has dominated basketball courts, conquered television screens, and built an empire that spans everything from restaurants to real estate.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
5 Sep. 2025
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Inevitably, different players have different routines, different responsibilities, different ways of keeping themselves occupied.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
6 Sep. 2025
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His teammates marvel at it, their explanation for how a soon-to-be 36-year-old is still playing a game occupied primarily by athletes in their early 20s.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Invaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invaded. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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