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
Ukraine prompts the return of sketches One year almost to the day after the COVID Diary ended, Russia invaded Ukraine.
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Jan Ellen Spiegel,
Hartford Courant,
29 June 2026
Upon their return, most ended up in countries that were invaded and subdued by the German army.
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Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 June 2026
Late in the war, the US invaded the island in a multi-week siege that caused thousands of deaths on both sides.
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Lilit Marcus,
CNN Money,
27 June 2026
Israel invaded Lebanon and has expanded its control.
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Ben Finley,
Chicago Tribune,
27 June 2026
Israel invaded Southern Lebanon in March, an operation that has killed at least 3,500 people and displaced more than 1 million, according to the United Nations.
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Vivian Salama,
The Atlantic,
27 June 2026
Israel invaded Lebanon and has expanded its control.
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Ben Finley,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
Fans of the international soccer version of the Dallas Cowboys invaded pubs from Dallas to Arlington to Fort Worth in advance of their match against Croatia.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 June 2026
Since Russia first invaded the country, drones have become a key part of Ukraine’s strategy, aiming at undermining the Russian army’s logistics operations.
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Alex Knapp,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
Jan Ellen Spiegel,
Hartford Courant,
29 June 2026
Upon their return, most ended up in countries that were invaded and subdued by the German army.
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Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 June 2026
Late in the war, the US invaded the island in a multi-week siege that caused thousands of deaths on both sides.
—
Lilit Marcus,
CNN Money,
27 June 2026
Israel invaded Lebanon and has expanded its control.
—
Ben Finley,
Chicago Tribune,
27 June 2026
Israel invaded Southern Lebanon in March, an operation that has killed at least 3,500 people and displaced more than 1 million, according to the United Nations.
—
Vivian Salama,
The Atlantic,
27 June 2026
Israel invaded Lebanon and has expanded its control.
—
Ben Finley,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
Fans of the international soccer version of the Dallas Cowboys invaded pubs from Dallas to Arlington to Fort Worth in advance of their match against Croatia.
—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 June 2026
Since Russia first invaded the country, drones have become a key part of Ukraine’s strategy, aiming at undermining the Russian army’s logistics operations.
—
Alex Knapp,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for invaded
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Kerr’s home in Florida was raided by the FBI on the same day.
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Emilee Hackney is an eighth-generation Appalachian who grew up in the coalfields of southwest Virginia in a family so impoverished her parents occasionally raided her and her brother’s piggy banks to pay the mortgage and buy groceries.
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His hometown of Petite Riviere in Haiti’s main agricultural region, the Artibonite, has been ravaged by armed attacks.
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The tree’s limbs were lopped off in the wake of January 2025’s Eaton fire, which ravaged Altadena and part of Pasadena, but all these months after the fire, there’s new growth on the tree.
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Phillies starter Zack Wheeler dominated — with help from center fielder Derek Hill, whose jaw-dropping catch robbed Juan Soto of a home run — to spoil interim manager Andy Green’s in-dugout Mets debut.
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France has largely dominated, controlling 68% of possession and creating a whopping seven shots on goal.
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Daga, Berto, Angel, Bronco Nima and Karmen Petrovic attacked El Grande Americano and took off their jackets to reveal their Los Perros del Mal T-shirts.
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The prosecution said the two activists had incited a mob that subsequently attacked a security vehicle, seized the soldier and beat him to death with sticks and bricks.
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Alexander the Great conquered it in 332 BCE after building a causeway to what had been considered an impregnable island fortress.
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The collection plays into the brand’s Hollywood roots and the film’s plotline, which looks at the Minions conquered Hollywood in the 1920s and became silent film stars.
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Since 1947, the brand has occupied a singular place in the cultural imagination, fusing art, engineering and speed into something that transcends the automobile.
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Some are occupied, and some are not.
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“Invaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invaded. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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