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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
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
If pathogens camouflage themselves successfully, this can lead to a sort of biological friendly fire, in which the body’s immune system attacks its own cells, unable to tell the difference between an invading pathogen and what was already there.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 6 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
Calmatters, Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2025
Tragically, Putin’s blatant disregard for international law when invading and annexing Ukraine in 2022 is frequently compared to the American invasion of Iraq.
—Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025
Moths can also fly in through open windows and doors or find their way inside after invading bird nests in chimneys.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2025
Freddy Krueger thrives in this exact space, invading his victims’ sleep while terrorizing their imagination.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
The sand was undisturbed and largely grown over with invading plants.
—Joel M. Vance, Outdoor Life, 29 Oct. 2025
An invading army has seized Europe’s largest nuclear plant, taken thousands of its employees hostage, and turned the grounds—home to a large stockpile of nuclear fuel—into a forward operating base in the middle of an active war zone.
—Simon Shuster, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
Licensing officials also investigated educators accused of grooming behaviors like flirting with children, spending non-school time alone and isolated with students, or invading students’ personal space by rubbing their shoulders, thighs and lower backs.
—Danielle Duclos, jsonline.com, 17 Oct. 2025
The hungry invading mussels caused a nearly tenfold reduction of phytoplankton, the primary food of many species of the Hudson River ecosystem.
—Christine Keiner, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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
If pathogens camouflage themselves successfully, this can lead to a sort of biological friendly fire, in which the body’s immune system attacks its own cells, unable to tell the difference between an invading pathogen and what was already there.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 6 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
Now, the abundant mollusk is invading critical infrastructure.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2025
Tragically, Putin’s blatant disregard for international law when invading and annexing Ukraine in 2022 is frequently compared to the American invasion of Iraq.
—Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025
Moths can also fly in through open windows and doors or find their way inside after invading bird nests in chimneys.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2025
Freddy Krueger thrives in this exact space, invading his victims’ sleep while terrorizing their imagination.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
The sand was undisturbed and largely grown over with invading plants.
—Joel M. Vance, Outdoor Life, 29 Oct. 2025
An invading army has seized Europe’s largest nuclear plant, taken thousands of its employees hostage, and turned the grounds—home to a large stockpile of nuclear fuel—into a forward operating base in the middle of an active war zone.
—Simon Shuster, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
Licensing officials also investigated educators accused of grooming behaviors like flirting with children, spending non-school time alone and isolated with students, or invading students’ personal space by rubbing their shoulders, thighs and lower backs.
—Danielle Duclos, jsonline.com, 17 Oct. 2025
The hungry invading mussels caused a nearly tenfold reduction of phytoplankton, the primary food of many species of the Hudson River ecosystem.
—Christine Keiner, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for invading
Adjective
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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
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The movie’s startling originality is in its spirit, its insolent ironies.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
30 July 2025
Verb
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In Dreams, Franco recalls a resourceful Chastain raiding her closet at home for luxury costumes to play a wealthy socialite on set.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Oct. 2025
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Good taste must be genetic, because these celebrity daughters can't stop raiding their stylish moms' closets.—
Alex Apatoff,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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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Hurricane Melissa, currently ravaging the Caribbean, is a perfect example of why climate adaptation finance is so badly needed.—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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Sean Paul is doing his part to help minimize and repair the destruction caused by Hurricane Melissa, which is currently ravaging his homeland of Jamaica.—
Brittany Spanos,
Rolling Stone,
30 Oct. 2025
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Under the guidance of Julian Nagelsmann, Germany has rediscovered its attacking rhythm and pressing intensity, signaling a potential return to the elite.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement has angered many Americans by wearing masks while on duty, attacking peaceful protesters and arresting mostly people with no criminal record.—
Tom Roland,
Billboard,
5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The brazen, silly grandeur of the piece was astounding.—
David Denby,
New Yorker,
10 Nov. 2025
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This year’s harvest season has also seen some of the most brazen violence in recent years.—
Zeena Saifi,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Phillips was reacting to the shock resignations of Tim Davie and Deborah Turness, which are dominating news headlines this morning.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
10 Nov. 2025
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The Avs are dominating teams, some of the best clubs in the NHL, during regulation.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
8 Nov. 2025
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And when was conquering ever a good thing?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Oct. 2025
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These terrorists are going about on a jihad and conquering territories and renaming them accordingly.—
Paul Tilsley,
FOXNews.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Invading.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invading. Accessed 21 Nov. 2025.
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