as in raids
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 invades
The devil invades a Georgetown home, and holy men have quite the job to do on a demonic little girl.
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Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
Smoke invades their businesses, even their sleep Inside MV Automotive at East Olympic Boulevard and Alma Avenue, Manny Villasenor, whose father owns the mechanic shop, said the smoke had forced him to close earlier.
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Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2026
The monstrous entity that invades their little circle tests that comforting intimacy.
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Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
18 June 2026
As the crew invades his space and a volatile director (Pyper-Ferguson) pushes him to his limits the line between Levi and his character dissolves.
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William Earl,
Variety,
12 June 2026
The video shows the religious leader begging the Lebanese Army not to withdraw from southern Lebanon, as Israel invades.
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Lauren Frayer,
NPR,
5 Apr. 2026
But 1 in 200 will experience irreversible paralysis when the virus invades their nervous system.
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Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
6 Mar. 2026
Michigan State invades Ann Arbor for a top-10 tilt with Michigan.
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Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
One tiny root invades and expands over time, enlarging holes and allowing more roots to grow inside.
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Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
28 Feb. 2026
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
Smoke invades their businesses, even their sleep Inside MV Automotive at East Olympic Boulevard and Alma Avenue, Manny Villasenor, whose father owns the mechanic shop, said the smoke had forced him to close earlier.
—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2026
The monstrous entity that invades their little circle tests that comforting intimacy.
—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
18 June 2026
As the crew invades his space and a volatile director (Pyper-Ferguson) pushes him to his limits the line between Levi and his character dissolves.
—
William Earl,
Variety,
12 June 2026
The video shows the religious leader begging the Lebanese Army not to withdraw from southern Lebanon, as Israel invades.
—
Lauren Frayer,
NPR,
5 Apr. 2026
But 1 in 200 will experience irreversible paralysis when the virus invades their nervous system.
—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
6 Mar. 2026
Michigan State invades Ann Arbor for a top-10 tilt with Michigan.
—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
One tiny root invades and expands over time, enlarging holes and allowing more roots to grow inside.
—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
28 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for invades
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In the character's final scene, as the DEA raids her rural compound, Laurie ties a rope around her neck and jumps from the roof of her home.
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In the meantime, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) finally raids Laurie's property, thanks to the intel Rue had been giving them.
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Schindler said scientists who oppose Pluto's planethood typically favor a dynamical definition focused on how a body interacts with and dominates its orbital environment.
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From hip hop to Amy Sherald, African American creative expression dominates global culture.
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Wildfire ravages Simi Valley as evacuations are underway.
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Greenhouses provide protection from scourges like tomato blight, which ravages otherwise beautiful crops in areas with cool, rainy weather.
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Just one week after one powerhouse tied the other, that match has been broken as Swift once again conquers the tally.
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That doesn’t mean robbing Billy of his shot at prying open Homelander’s skull, but with only a symbolic solution to Trump’s authoritarian rise — love conquers all!
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The show’s most memorable vignette centers on Thomas Cole’s Course of Empire, a suite of five paintings made between 1833 and 1836 that occupies a large corner at the back of the exhibition.
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The primary suite occupies its own wing and comes complete with dual baths — one with stone and steam, the other with a soaking tub — a sun deck and private coffee bar.
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Rabies is a viral disease that attacks the central nervous system and is almost always fatal once symptoms begin, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Another device, called a 4-Poster bait station, attacks the ticks that congregate on deer’s heads.
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