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
In March 2022, just weeks after Russia's full-scale invasion began, Kuleba met with Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in Turkey.
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David Brennan, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2025
Russia launched its full-scale invasion of neighboring Ukraine in February 2022.
—Michelle Nichols, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025
The Rockingham County Sheriff's Department is investigating the home invasion.
—Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 11 Aug. 2025
The Russian invasion of Ukraine, and resulting sanctions, took the Proton and Soyuz vehicles off the market for Western satellite companies.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 11 Aug. 2025
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David Brennan, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2025
Russia launched its full-scale invasion of neighboring Ukraine in February 2022.
—Michelle Nichols, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025
The Rockingham County Sheriff's Department is investigating the home invasion.
—Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 11 Aug. 2025
The Russian invasion of Ukraine, and resulting sanctions, took the Proton and Soyuz vehicles off the market for Western satellite companies.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 11 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for invasion
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Scenarios encountered by drivers include other vehicles, pavement quality, debris on the road, pedestrians (alert or looking at their phone), traffic signals, signage, animal incursions, and weather variability which affects both perception and tire traction.—
Richard Bishop,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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To be sure, even if Europe is generally equipped to handle a possible Russian incursion, some specific U.S. ground systems will be difficult to replace.—
Christopher S. Chivvis,
Foreign Affairs,
23 July 2025
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Since then, his administration has ramped up immigration raids on businesses, threatened widespread deportation, and canceled temporary legal status for more than a million people living in the United States.—
Alexander Kustov,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Aug. 2025
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In another instance, troops that went with a federal agency conducting a raid at a cannabis farm in Riverside County formed a security perimeter that prevented people from leaving.—
Barnini Chakraborty,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Invasion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invasion. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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