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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
NBC news, 11 Jan. 2026
European leaders have become increasingly vocal in warning Trump against invading the island home to 57,000 people.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 10 Jan. 2026
Not to mention the titular bugs, a swarm of blood-invading creatures discovered by her new lover, the mysterious drifter Peter Evans (Namir Smallwood).
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 9 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
What now is the difference between the United States attacking Venezuela in order to install new leadership and Russia invading Ukraine to effect annexation and leadership change?
—Arkansas Online, 8 Jan. 2026
The drug-trafficking-as-armed-attack line simply doesn’t work—not as a justification for bombing fishing boats in international waters in the Caribbean, and not for invading a foreign country and kidnapping its president.
—Elie Mystal, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2026
So what’s the point of invading Venezuela?
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
Her father was detained by invading forces during the Bay of Pigs.
—Eyder Peralta, NPR, 5 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
The president is spending every single day thinking about invading Greenland, managing the Venezuelan economy, building a ballroom.
—NBC news, 11 Jan. 2026
European leaders have become increasingly vocal in warning Trump against invading the island home to 57,000 people.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 10 Jan. 2026
Not to mention the titular bugs, a swarm of blood-invading creatures discovered by her new lover, the mysterious drifter Peter Evans (Namir Smallwood).
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 9 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
What now is the difference between the United States attacking Venezuela in order to install new leadership and Russia invading Ukraine to effect annexation and leadership change?
—Arkansas Online, 8 Jan. 2026
The drug-trafficking-as-armed-attack line simply doesn’t work—not as a justification for bombing fishing boats in international waters in the Caribbean, and not for invading a foreign country and kidnapping its president.
—Elie Mystal, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2026
So what’s the point of invading Venezuela?
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
Her father was detained by invading forces during the Bay of Pigs.
—Eyder Peralta, NPR, 5 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
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Security forces are raiding residential areas and going to people’s rooftops.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
16 Jan. 2026
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Zeus acting for his own pleasure underlies the evolutionary tales of small groups raiding foreign shores, carrying off women.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 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
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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
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The program centers in part on combating the spread of the European green crab, an invasive species that is ravaging local ecosystems.—
Jacopo Prisco,
CNN Money,
25 Nov. 2025
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The demonstrations intensified after a federal officer shot a Venezuelan man accused of fleeing a traffic stop and attacking an agent, federal officials said.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
16 Jan. 2026
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After officers reached the person, two other people arrived from a nearby apartment and all three started attacking the officer, according to DHS.—
Steve Karnowski,
Chicago Tribune,
15 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
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Few industries have been as brazen in their capitulation as Big Tech, which has dismantled its content-moderation systems to please the current administration.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
14 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Rather than creating a harsh line, the fresh fringe moves and breathes, complementing her features instead of dominating them.—
María Munsuri,
Glamour,
6 Jan. 2026
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That fuels hopes that pills could help address the long-standing affordability hurdles tied to the weekly injections dominating the weight loss drug market.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
5 Jan. 2026
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Coan isn’t surprised Colaizzi is conquering yet another obstacle in his way.—
Paul Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Jan. 2026
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That, plus some Sunday morning news interviews and a shot at conquering Cuba, and all for the bargain basement price of one soul.—
Pat Beall,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Invading.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invading. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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