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
While in office, Cheney staunchly advocated for the invasion of Iraq following the 9/11 terrorist attacks against the United States.
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Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Nov. 2025
Cheney presided over the Pentagon during the first war in Iraq, in 1990, a coalition effort to push back Saddam Hussein’s invasion of Kuwait.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2025
This was the justification for the invasion of Iraq.
—David Smilde, Time, 3 Nov. 2025
Among the causes of action mentioned in the complaint are discrimination, negligence and invasion of privacy.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
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Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Nov. 2025
Cheney presided over the Pentagon during the first war in Iraq, in 1990, a coalition effort to push back Saddam Hussein’s invasion of Kuwait.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2025
This was the justification for the invasion of Iraq.
—David Smilde, Time, 3 Nov. 2025
Among the causes of action mentioned in the complaint are discrimination, negligence and invasion of privacy.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for invasion
Noun
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Guaidó’s team seemed interested in using part of the funds for the operation to finance riots in the streets that would go alongside the incursion.—
Kevin G. Hall,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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Some of these are described by a narrator and visualized as ghostly incursions from the past.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Three police officers lean on a silver car blocking a Louvre entrance, hours after thieves carried out a daylight raid on French crown jewels.—
NPR,
NPR,
9 Nov. 2025
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Advertisement 'Exhausted and bruised' The first video from last week, in which agents drive away with a toddler still in the back, took place in Los Angeles during a raid at Home Depot in the Cypress Park neighborhood.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Invasion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invasion. Accessed 28 Nov. 2025.
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