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
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine had scrambled the Finnish hockey scene because Jokerit, one of Helsinki’s two teams, had been a member of an international hockey league founded by Russia.
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Boris Fishman, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2026
That ended abruptly with sanctions imposed after the invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
—Chris Livesay, CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
Russia has been banned from international play since 2022 because of its invasion of Ukraine.
—Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2026
The feds’ ostensible reason for the invasion makes no sense.
—Literary Hub, 6 Feb. 2026
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Boris Fishman, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2026
That ended abruptly with sanctions imposed after the invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
—Chris Livesay, CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
Russia has been banned from international play since 2022 because of its invasion of Ukraine.
—Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2026
The feds’ ostensible reason for the invasion makes no sense.
—Literary Hub, 6 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for invasion
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Opposition to these incursions catalyzed a more determined resistance than Democrats had shown before.—
Mark Leibovich,
The Atlantic,
11 Feb. 2026
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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said earlier that a response to an incursion by Mexican cartel drones had led to the airspace closure and that the threat had been neutralized.—
Seung Min Kim,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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Charges against 17 people arrested during demonstrations against Operation Midway Blitz immigration raids around Chicagoland last year have been dismissed as prosecutorial accusations have faded.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
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Fort Bragg is home to the Army's Special Operations Command and Delta Force, the elite special forces unit that reportedly executed the raid.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Invasion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invasion. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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