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as in invasion
a sudden attack on and entrance into hostile territory
repeated Viking raids wore down the defenses of the seaside village
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as in attack
the act or action of setting upon with force or violence
an early morning raid by Federal agents took the smugglers in their hideout by surprise
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as in to invade
to enter for conquest or plunder
a fox has been raiding the chicken coop, and now we're down to eight hens
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as in to attack
to take sudden, violent action against
the enemy tribe raided the village just before dawn, taking everyone by surprise
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Recent Examples of raid
Literary Hub, 13 June 2025
For President Donald Trump, part of that enforcement has included deploying 4,000 troops with the National Guard and 700 U.S. Marines to parts of Los Angeles to quell protests against ongoing immigration raids there and around the state.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 13 June 2025
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amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025
When Combs’ homes in Miami and Los Angeles were raided by the FBI in March 2024, a homeland security agent visited Jane’s residence as well, leaving a business card.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 9 June 2025
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Noun
And among the most highly prized of the possessions taken in these raids—clearly, as Agamemnon and Achilles’ reactions show when they’re faced with losing them—are the women.
—Literary Hub, 13 June 2025
For President Donald Trump, part of that enforcement has included deploying 4,000 troops with the National Guard and 700 U.S. Marines to parts of Los Angeles to quell protests against ongoing immigration raids there and around the state.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 13 June 2025
Verb
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Thursday that an Atlanta family whose home was mistakenly raided by the FBI in 2017 can move forward with their lawsuit.
—Gabe Whisnant
amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025
When Combs’ homes in Miami and Los Angeles were raided by the FBI in March 2024, a homeland security agent visited Jane’s residence as well, leaving a business card.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 9 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for raid
Noun
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And instead of supporting Ukraine as the victim of Russia’s invasion of its sovereignty, the administration is outright supporting Russia as the aggressor.—
Andy J. Semotiuk,
Forbes.com,
15 June 2025
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Born in Pakistan to parents who fled the 1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and the ensuing war, Khan is one of hundreds of thousands of Afghans who have now been expelled.—
Elena Becatoros,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2025
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Iran, previously saying its nuclear program is solely for civilian purposes, has hit back with waves of missile attacks on Israel.—
Amira El-Fekki,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 June 2025
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Kernodle received a delivery less than 10 minutes before the attack, which happened just after 4 a.m. on Nov. 13, 2022.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
17 June 2025
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Amid President Trump’s threats to start a global trade war, invade Greenland, seize control of the Panama Canal and annex Canada, this story has gone virtually unnoticed: Cuba is going through its worst economic crisis in decades — maybe since the 1959 revolution.—
Andres Oppenheimer,
Miami Herald,
5 June 2025
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Longtime Libyan leader Muammar el-Qaddafi forfeited his nation's budding nuclear program in exchange for better ties with the U.S. in 2003, the same year the U.S. invaded Iraq and toppled President Saddam Hussein over allegations of weapons of mass destruction.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 June 2025
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After a local teenager was accused of assaulting a white woman, however, white men massacred its citizens, and burned the neighborhood to the ground in one of the most violent episodes in modern American history.—
Meagan Jordan,
Rolling Stone,
15 June 2025
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Some will be charged with resisting arrest and assaulting a police officer.—
Annabella Rosciglione,
The Washington Examiner,
14 June 2025
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Beneath the political theatrics lies a more troubling trend: the quiet incursion of Venezuelan criminal organizations — known locally as sindicatos — into Guyanese territory.—
Antonio Maria Delgado,
Miami Herald,
6 June 2025
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Putin has had several bad weeks during his full-scale invasion, such as the destruction of the Black Sea Fleet flagship Moskva in April 2022, Russia's retreat from Kherson in November that year and Ukraine's incursion into the Kursk region in August 2024.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 June 2025
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The majority of these strikes happen during the summer, causing around 20 fatalities each year, according to the NWS.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
9 June 2025
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These values were shared by Qasem Hassan’s mother, who appeared at strikes even though teachers were not supposed to join picket lines.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
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The victim had just entered the Kings Highway Q train station in Midwood when the stranger, who was walking with a cane, stormed up and started cursing at her about 12:45 p.m. June 12.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
17 June 2025
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Ukrainian delegates stormed out of the European Youth Event in protest following a speech delivered by Dasha Navalnaya, daughter of the late Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny.—
Isabel van Brugen,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 June 2025
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Russian casualties fighting against Ukraine have surpassed 1 million, according to Kyiv's military, as ceasefire negotiations yield little progress and Moscow ramps up its summer offensive.—
Ellie Cook
John Feng,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 June 2025
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The community became a touchpoint in the nearly 14-year Syrian civil war that ended with the fall of former President Bashar Assad in a lightning rebel offensive in December.—
Omar Albam,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
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“Raid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raid. Accessed 23 Jun. 2025.
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