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Recent Examples of irruption Orwell narrowed it down to the Edwardian era — 1901 to 1919 — long before the irruptions of two world wars and the Great Depression. Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025 This is the largest owl irruption in Minnesota in two decades. Dan Kraker, Twin Cities, 9 Feb. 2025 Danger lurks But the irruption is an end of a lifetime for some of the owls. Dan Kraker, Twin Cities, 9 Feb. 2025 But the irruption is an end of a lifetime for some of the owls. Dan Kraker, Twin Cities, 9 Feb. 2025 This is the largest owl irruption in Minnesota in two decades. Dan Kraker, Twin Cities, 9 Feb. 2025 What is an irruption? Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 22 Nov. 2022 An irruption is a sudden change in population density. San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2023 This irruption of violence dovetailed with the rise of the Ku Klux Klan, which began as a social club in Tennessee and then quickly metastasized into a band of white supremacist terrorists. Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for irruption
Noun
  • Israel’s incursion into southern Lebanon has revealed a military outpost about a mere 300 yards north of the border with the Jewish state that is filled with explosives and mines, according to Israel Defense Forces (IDF).
    Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2025
  • The canons dismantled during the Theory incursion of the 1970s and ’80s introduced a more inclusive world of letters, even as the upheaval left English departments fragmented.
    Eric Bulson, The Atlantic, 16 June 2025
Noun
  • Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, and NATO allies fear Moscow has more ambitions in the former Soviet sphere, especially the Baltic states.
    Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
  • Following last week's invasion of the Carrie body snatchers storyline, an opening montage of Carrie click-clacking around her Gramercy Park townhouse in various designer heels resets the stage for a return to peak Carrie form.
    Megan McCluskey, Time, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • This Pride month, in the face of a U.S. administration that is targeting the community and with immigration raids as a backdrop, actions like his have become more important than ever.
    José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 25 June 2025
  • Healthcare facilities that serve low-income patients have reported a recent spike in no-shows as residents lacking documentation opt to skip medical visits amid rumors of raids at hospitals and clinics.
    Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2025

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“Irruption.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irruption. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.

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