1
as in invaded
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 attacked
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 raided
Federal authorities raided and arrested Smith before that encounter happened.
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Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
The following day, agents raided her husband’s home and business, Century Homebuilders Group, in Coral Gables.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2025
Metropolitan Police officers are also said to have raided Clarke’s home, seizing items including laptops and documents.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 26 Sep. 2025
Grattan arranged for the dance to be raided but for Patrick to go free.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
After an incident two weeks ago in San Jose, an 88-year-old jewelry shop owner is recovering after she was shoved to the ground as thieves raided her store in a similar smash-and-grab robbery caught on camera.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Manufacturing talent has been spotlighted in recent weeks after Immigration and Customs Enforcement raided an LG-Hyundai factory in Georgia earlier this month, detaining several hundred Korean workers.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2025
Fourteen men, including five Catholic priests and a minister from the Church of Scientology, raided a Selective Service office in downtown Milwaukee, took thousands of draft cards and burned them.
—Chris Foran, jsonline.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Multiple smoke shops in Connecticut that were raided had been caught selling products to minors.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
The following day, agents raided her husband’s home and business, Century Homebuilders Group, in Coral Gables.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2025
Metropolitan Police officers are also said to have raided Clarke’s home, seizing items including laptops and documents.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 26 Sep. 2025
Grattan arranged for the dance to be raided but for Patrick to go free.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
After an incident two weeks ago in San Jose, an 88-year-old jewelry shop owner is recovering after she was shoved to the ground as thieves raided her store in a similar smash-and-grab robbery caught on camera.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Manufacturing talent has been spotlighted in recent weeks after Immigration and Customs Enforcement raided an LG-Hyundai factory in Georgia earlier this month, detaining several hundred Korean workers.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2025
Fourteen men, including five Catholic priests and a minister from the Church of Scientology, raided a Selective Service office in downtown Milwaukee, took thousands of draft cards and burned them.
—Chris Foran, jsonline.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Multiple smoke shops in Connecticut that were raided had been caught selling products to minors.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for raided
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In May 1940, German forces invaded and then occupied the Netherlands, with Belgium and France following shortly thereafter.—
Time,
Time,
30 Sep. 2025
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When Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022, Victoria Amelina was busy writing a novel, taking part in the country’s literary scene, and parenting her son.—
Nelly Klos
September 29,
Literary Hub,
29 Sep. 2025
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The Eagles attacked Skinner again, and the home crowd begged for a flag after the safety aggressively defended tight end Dallas Goedert, but no penalty was called.—
Nick Kosmider,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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In the southern border city of Sderot, which was attacked on October 7, and is frequently the target of rocket fire, a group of Israelis gathered at an observation deck overlooking Gaza to revel in its ruin.—
Zeena Saifi,
CNN Money,
5 Oct. 2025
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Junior tight end Bennett Jordan outjumped two defenders, somehow caught it, and the Mountain Brook team stormed the end zone.—
Grace Raynor,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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The Tigers-Guardians series brings plenty of storylines after Cleveland stormed back to take the division.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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The bigger issue is the Texas A&M defense, which was assaulted by a Notre Dame offense still figuring it out with a first-year starter at quarterback.—
Matt Hayes,
USA TODAY,
3 Oct. 2025
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The employee, who testified under the pseudonym Mia, worked for Combs from 2009 to 2017 and alleged that she was assaulted by the music mogul.—
Kara Scannell,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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Johnson’s embrace of the president struck some of his critics in El Salvador and Washington as excessive for a diplomat.—
T. Christian Miller,
ProPublica,
30 Sep. 2025
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The earthquake struck at a depth of 4 miles, with its epicenter approximately 9 miles west of Johannesburg.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Raided.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raided. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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