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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 invading
Justin Pot, Popular Science, 24 Dec. 2025
Its 20th-century crash, 21st-century rebound and feared future rendezvous with newly invading predators is perhaps the clearest allegory nature has provided for the never-ending struggle to restore equilibrium to a great river that America dammed and then pushed to its limits.
—Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 15 Dec. 2025
But in this case, the only winner is the invading queen, who avoided the dangerous, resource-draining process of founding a colony alone.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025
In that respect, Takasuka noted, the grim tale of the invading, manipulative ant queens stands out even more.
—CNN Money, 17 Nov. 2025
The two Americans were aboard a larger second vessel that carried the bulk of the invading force.
—Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Taiwan's rugged terrain limits the number of beaches on which an invading PLA invasion source would be feasible, and these barges could deposit heavy vehicles beyond these beaches and directly onto coastal roads.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Those remains still saturate the soil of the now quaint hills and regrown forests surrounding the salient that once proved so vital to preventing the invading German forces from reaching Paris.
—Michael Jerome Plunkett
september 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
Katie Marie Davies, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
Get you from point A to point B without invading your personal space.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Entrenched obstacles to a peace deal were Russia's demands that Ukraine hand over its eastern Donbas region, and Ukraine's demands for security guarantees from Western partners to deter Russia from invading Ukraine again in the future.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2026
In 1940, Germany circumvented the Maginot Line by invading through Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg to the north, ultimately defeating France within six weeks.
—Ivan Krastev, Time, 21 Jan. 2026
Rolland Trowbridge is a Nome-ite who assembles military matériel for colleagues to take to the front lines in Ukraine, in an effort to beat back the invading Russians.
—Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
Until now, Putin has moved slowly, waiting six years between invading Georgia and annexing Crimea, and then another eight years before the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, which was severely hampered by America and its allies.
—Robert Kagan, The Atlantic, 18 Jan. 2026
The president is spending every single day thinking about invading Greenland, managing the Venezuelan economy, building a ballroom.
—NBC news, 11 Jan. 2026
Collateral damage, however, includes American truckers losing jobs and experiencing wage reductions from less expensive labor invading their home soil.
—Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2026
Adjective
This implies the collection may have been buried to keep the coins from being seized by the invading Confederate army.
—Justin Pot, Popular Science, 24 Dec. 2025
Its 20th-century crash, 21st-century rebound and feared future rendezvous with newly invading predators is perhaps the clearest allegory nature has provided for the never-ending struggle to restore equilibrium to a great river that America dammed and then pushed to its limits.
—Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 15 Dec. 2025
But in this case, the only winner is the invading queen, who avoided the dangerous, resource-draining process of founding a colony alone.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025
In that respect, Takasuka noted, the grim tale of the invading, manipulative ant queens stands out even more.
—CNN Money, 17 Nov. 2025
The two Americans were aboard a larger second vessel that carried the bulk of the invading force.
—Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Taiwan's rugged terrain limits the number of beaches on which an invading PLA invasion source would be feasible, and these barges could deposit heavy vehicles beyond these beaches and directly onto coastal roads.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Those remains still saturate the soil of the now quaint hills and regrown forests surrounding the salient that once proved so vital to preventing the invading German forces from reaching Paris.
—Michael Jerome Plunkett
september 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
Ukraine has been pressing for security guarantees from the West to prevent Russia from invading its territory again.
—Katie Marie Davies, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
Get you from point A to point B without invading your personal space.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Entrenched obstacles to a peace deal were Russia's demands that Ukraine hand over its eastern Donbas region, and Ukraine's demands for security guarantees from Western partners to deter Russia from invading Ukraine again in the future.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2026
In 1940, Germany circumvented the Maginot Line by invading through Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg to the north, ultimately defeating France within six weeks.
—Ivan Krastev, Time, 21 Jan. 2026
Rolland Trowbridge is a Nome-ite who assembles military matériel for colleagues to take to the front lines in Ukraine, in an effort to beat back the invading Russians.
—Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
Until now, Putin has moved slowly, waiting six years between invading Georgia and annexing Crimea, and then another eight years before the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, which was severely hampered by America and its allies.
—Robert Kagan, The Atlantic, 18 Jan. 2026
The president is spending every single day thinking about invading Greenland, managing the Venezuelan economy, building a ballroom.
—NBC news, 11 Jan. 2026
Collateral damage, however, includes American truckers losing jobs and experiencing wage reductions from less expensive labor invading their home soil.
—Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for invading
Adjective
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The fox would once have crushed this insolent creature with a swipe of her paw.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
19 Nov. 2025
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Beautiful, not perfect; Alex can be rude, insolent, and subject to wild emotional swings and failures of decorum and logic.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Security agents have been going door to door, raiding homes to confiscate satellite dishes and arresting anyone who is using the service.—
Cora Engelbrecht,
New Yorker,
22 Jan. 2026
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Investigators moved in stages, first raiding his business, then executing a search warrant at his Miami Lakes home.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
16 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Gemma reluctantly agrees to rebuild her impudent robot in a new body, and the sequel ends with an explosive showdown between Amelia and M3GAN, who nearly dies in a noble attempt to save Gemma and her niece, Cady (Violet McGraw).—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
29 June 2025
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Fortunately, Snow White’s newfound enlightenment does not deny her the possibility of romance, although princes are now strictly off-limits; her love interest here is a fetchingly impudent bandit, Jonathan (Andrew Burnap), who is leading a scrappy rebellion against the Evil Queen.—
Justin Chang,
The New Yorker,
22 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Already the fires ravaging the hillsides forced 50,000 people to evacuate.—
Javier Torres,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Jan. 2026
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Of course, this being 1985, the rapidly escalating AIDS epidemic was already ravaging gay communities worldwide.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Vardan Kostanyan, who owns Laundry King with his wife, said the suspect walked into their laundromat on Tuesday and demanded the keys to their safe before attacking his wife.—
Lauren Pozen,
CBS News,
23 Jan. 2026
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He has also been accused of attacking authorities with explosives.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Footage of the spectacular robbery at the Louvre Museum has been broadcast for the first time on French television, showing the brazen jewel thieves breaking into display cases.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
19 Jan. 2026
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Some coaches did complain after reporting particularly brazen cases of tampering, pushing for punishments and seeing nothing happen to offenders.—
The Athletic College Football Staff,
New York Times,
15 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The Bulls led 70-49 at halftime after dominating Los Angeles 45-19 in the second period.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2026
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The Bulls led 70-49 at halftime after dominating the Clippers 45-19 in the second period.—
Oc Register,
Oc Register,
21 Jan. 2026
Verb
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That disconnect, between fan adoration and critical praise, poses a challenge that Scott does seem interested in conquering.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
21 Jan. 2026
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Although loaded water was the key to conquering her morning sickness, Hoffman says that ginger was also incredibly helpful for her.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
20 Jan. 2026
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“Invading.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invading. Accessed 26 Jan. 2026.
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