as in raiders
one that starts armed conflict against another especially without reasonable cause
vigilant defenders at the border were quick to repel the invaders
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Recent Examples of invaders
Yet we are also invited to see the Trojans, not the native Italians, as the eastern, luxury-loving imperialist invaders who oppress a noble rustic people.
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Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
Carlos Alcaraz and Emma Raducanu were among the A-list Plastics, but Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori’s true partnership overcame the glamorous singles invaders.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
If the immune system is like the body’s bloodhound, tracking down invaders, then many newer vaccine technologies that target specific antigens present the bloodhound with just the pieces of the invader’s clothes that are most helpful to it.
—Mustafa Fattah, NBC news, 25 Aug. 2025
Ukraine is fighting valiantly against its invaders and is deserving of our steadfast support along with our NATO allies.
—Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
With such a long list of items, anything’s fair game to these little invaders.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 19 Aug. 2025
The field will include two invaders — Take A Breath, an English-bred making her first American start for trainer Mark Glatt; and Lush Lips, winner of the $200,000 Tepin Stakes at Churchill Downs.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
No one's especially smart in this universe, and the only thing that separates the alien invaders from humanity is millennia of evolution and tech advancements.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Illegal immigrants are foreign invaders.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
Carlos Alcaraz and Emma Raducanu were among the A-list Plastics, but Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori’s true partnership overcame the glamorous singles invaders.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
If the immune system is like the body’s bloodhound, tracking down invaders, then many newer vaccine technologies that target specific antigens present the bloodhound with just the pieces of the invader’s clothes that are most helpful to it.
—Mustafa Fattah, NBC news, 25 Aug. 2025
Ukraine is fighting valiantly against its invaders and is deserving of our steadfast support along with our NATO allies.
—Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
With such a long list of items, anything’s fair game to these little invaders.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 19 Aug. 2025
The field will include two invaders — Take A Breath, an English-bred making her first American start for trainer Mark Glatt; and Lush Lips, winner of the $200,000 Tepin Stakes at Churchill Downs.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
No one's especially smart in this universe, and the only thing that separates the alien invaders from humanity is millennia of evolution and tech advancements.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Illegal immigrants are foreign invaders.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for invaders
Noun
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The raiders kill many vault residents and kidnap her father Hank (Kyle MacLachlan), so the sheltered Lucy sets out on a quest to find him.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
19 Aug. 2025
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After the rookie season finale where Hank MacLean, played by Kyle MacLachlan, escapes amid the battle between the Brotherhood of Steel and Moldaver’s New California Republic raiders, the way is opened for the sci-fi series to get to New Vegas, a popular location in the video game franchise.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Prosecutors describe the laws as an invaluable tool against would-be attackers, but civil liberties groups have long complained of overreach.—
Hannah Allam,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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In several cases, attackers gained access through third-party tools, including unmanaged AI assistants, that stored sensitive prompts on external servers.—
Mark Doble,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Invaders.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invaders. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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