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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
The headquarters of his governing Socialist party has been raided by police, and several close allies have been the target of investigations, including former Socialist Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero and former right-hand man José Luis Ábalos.
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Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
21 June 2026
According to the Créteil prosecutor’s office, criminal investigators raided a home in the Paris suburb on June 15, expecting to find a cache of drugs.
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Séraphine Roger,
Vanity Fair,
21 June 2026
New York police executing a search warrant raided an LGBTQ+ bar called the Stonewall Inn, and some of the patrons resisted as officers continued interrogating them and bar employees.
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USA Today,
17 June 2026
Authorities raided the pawn shop on Monday.
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Carole Carlson,
Chicago Tribune,
11 June 2026
During the Nazi occupation of Paris, the Gestapo frequently raided Pablo Picasso’s Left Bank apartment and studio at 7 rue de Grands-Augustins, a few steps from the Seine.
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Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
10 June 2026
In addition to the 2003 and 2004 searches, police previously raided the property in 1993 after 13-year-old Jordan Chandler made similar molestation claims.
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Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
9 June 2026
The Athletic was in the room at Carls, a bar in Oslo, as the Oljeberget capos first demonstrated the rowing action to their members, symbolising how the seafaring Vikings raided and settled across Europe and beyond in the eighth to 11th centuries.
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Elias Burke,
New York Times,
9 June 2026
In the early hours of June 28, 1969, police raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in New York City's Greenwich Village.
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Diana Rodriguez,
Time,
8 June 2026
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
21 June 2026
According to the Créteil prosecutor’s office, criminal investigators raided a home in the Paris suburb on June 15, expecting to find a cache of drugs.
—
Séraphine Roger,
Vanity Fair,
21 June 2026
New York police executing a search warrant raided an LGBTQ+ bar called the Stonewall Inn, and some of the patrons resisted as officers continued interrogating them and bar employees.
—
USA Today,
17 June 2026
Authorities raided the pawn shop on Monday.
—
Carole Carlson,
Chicago Tribune,
11 June 2026
During the Nazi occupation of Paris, the Gestapo frequently raided Pablo Picasso’s Left Bank apartment and studio at 7 rue de Grands-Augustins, a few steps from the Seine.
—
Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
10 June 2026
In addition to the 2003 and 2004 searches, police previously raided the property in 1993 after 13-year-old Jordan Chandler made similar molestation claims.
—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
9 June 2026
The Athletic was in the room at Carls, a bar in Oslo, as the Oljeberget capos first demonstrated the rowing action to their members, symbolising how the seafaring Vikings raided and settled across Europe and beyond in the eighth to 11th centuries.
—
Elias Burke,
New York Times,
9 June 2026
In the early hours of June 28, 1969, police raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in New York City's Greenwich Village.
—
Diana Rodriguez,
Time,
8 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for raided
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Hundreds were killed, and Israel invaded parts of Lebanon.
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Since Russia first invaded the country, drones have become a key part of Ukraine’s strategy, aiming at undermining the Russian army’s logistics operations.
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Daga, Berto, Angel, Bronco Nima and Karmen Petrovic attacked El Grande Americano and took off their jackets to reveal their Los Perros del Mal T-shirts.
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The prosecution said the two activists had incited a mob that subsequently attacked a security vehicle, seized the soldier and beat him to death with sticks and bricks.
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Center talent and depth was undeniably one of the reasons Colorado stormed through the regular season as the league’s top team and breezed by Los Angeles and Minnesota in the first two rounds of the playoffs.
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Disgruntled, the policemen stormed out of the house.
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Louis rips his spine out, dislocates his jaw, and reads Claudia’s diary entries about how she was repeatedly assaulted by him.
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Two officers were assaulted during this time.
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Officers said a shot was fired from an adjacent apartment and a child was struck.
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Robinson’s personal effort to reclaim her joy quickly struck a chord with other women who longed to reconnect with the carefree days of their youth.
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