as in incursion
a sudden attack on and entrance into hostile territory
the invasion of the Soviet Union by Germany during World War II
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Recent Examples of invasion
There are still options available short of a ground invasion, the first of which is maintaining our naval blockade of Iran’s ports.
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Colin Pascal,
Baltimore Sun,
28 June 2026
Israel responded with an invasion that has occupied large swaths of southern Lebanon and displaced hundreds of thousands of people.
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Jon Gambrell,
Fortune,
28 June 2026
Putin’s invasion of Ukraine was not a new way of exerting and expanding power.
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Simon Sebag Montefiore,
The Atlantic,
28 June 2026
Positioned in a valley in the highlands of eastern Ukraine, Kramatorsk and neighboring Sloviansk came under heavy aerial bombardment after the full-scale invasion of 2022, but became an oasis of sorts for Ukrainian troops as fire moved elsewhere.
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Bloomberg News,
Boston Herald,
27 June 2026
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Colin Pascal,
Baltimore Sun,
28 June 2026
Israel responded with an invasion that has occupied large swaths of southern Lebanon and displaced hundreds of thousands of people.
—
Jon Gambrell,
Fortune,
28 June 2026
Putin’s invasion of Ukraine was not a new way of exerting and expanding power.
—
Simon Sebag Montefiore,
The Atlantic,
28 June 2026
Positioned in a valley in the highlands of eastern Ukraine, Kramatorsk and neighboring Sloviansk came under heavy aerial bombardment after the full-scale invasion of 2022, but became an oasis of sorts for Ukrainian troops as fire moved elsewhere.
—
Bloomberg News,
Boston Herald,
27 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for invasion
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Past Israel-Hezbollah ceasefires in Lebanon have often failed, and, in the run-up to the MOU, Israeli forces made their deepest incursions into Lebanon in the past quarter century.
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Settlers have also made incursions into the Palestinian city.
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Thursday’s raid was a part of the NYPD’s ongoing efforts to crack down on the city’s trade in bootleg merchandise, and follows five raids targeting vendors in Lower Manhattan between May 20 and June 12, cops said.
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Barely six months ago, US special forces seized Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro from Caracas in a daring and deadly raid.
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“Invasion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invasion. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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