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 officials have already raided, among others, California car washes and marijuana farms, a Louisiana racetrack, a Florida construction site and a Nebraska meatpacking plant.
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Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
Jordan Garcia, a veteran community organizer with the Colorado branch of the American Friends Service Committee, travelled to Cedar Run, one of the Denver housing complexes that was raided, to record video and provide assistance.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
To contain this massive threat to the ruling class, the police raided Marie Laveau’s Voodoo meetings in 1850 and confiscated her mermaid figurine.
—Time, 8 Sep. 2025
Ahead of Saturday’s demonstration, counter-terrorism officers in England and Scotland raided the homes of seven spokespeople from the activist group Defend Our Juries – which has been instrumental in organizing the protests – arresting and charging them all with terrorism offenses.
—Kara Fox, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
Police promptly raided Patricia Kadgien's home in the city of Mar del Plata, as well as other properties linked to her and her sister Alicia.
—Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Immigration officers have raided farms, construction sites, restaurants and auto repair shops.
—Kim Tong-Hyung, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
So far, immigration enforcement agents have raided restaurants, auto shops, construction sites and farms.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 5 Sep. 2025
Sovereign was raided by the FBI in 2017.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 29 Aug. 2025
Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
Jordan Garcia, a veteran community organizer with the Colorado branch of the American Friends Service Committee, travelled to Cedar Run, one of the Denver housing complexes that was raided, to record video and provide assistance.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
To contain this massive threat to the ruling class, the police raided Marie Laveau’s Voodoo meetings in 1850 and confiscated her mermaid figurine.
—Time, 8 Sep. 2025
Ahead of Saturday’s demonstration, counter-terrorism officers in England and Scotland raided the homes of seven spokespeople from the activist group Defend Our Juries – which has been instrumental in organizing the protests – arresting and charging them all with terrorism offenses.
—Kara Fox, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
Police promptly raided Patricia Kadgien's home in the city of Mar del Plata, as well as other properties linked to her and her sister Alicia.
—Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Immigration officers have raided farms, construction sites, restaurants and auto repair shops.
—Kim Tong-Hyung, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
So far, immigration enforcement agents have raided restaurants, auto shops, construction sites and farms.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 5 Sep. 2025
Sovereign was raided by the FBI in 2017.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for raided
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Israel invaded the hospital in November 2023 and March 2024, saying Hamas worked in the area of the hospital, a claim Hamas denied.—
Natalie Davies,
Freep.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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In 2008, Russia invaded Georgia and the two fought a war that lasted only just over two weeks.—
Leila Fadel,
NPR,
10 Sep. 2025
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Captured on live television, rioters attacked the Capitol and breached the Senate floor.—
Chris Boyette,
CNN Money,
14 Sep. 2025
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In 1986, Iranian warplanes attacked Emirati oil platforms off the coast of the capital, Abu Dhabi.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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In one incident, his attorney said, Egyptian forces with machine guns stormed into an apartment where Soliman was asleep with his wife and young child.—
Hannah Allam,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement Advertisement Protesters stormed the Parliament in Kathmandu, and police responded with tear gas, rubber bullets, water cannons, and, according to human rights organization Amnesty International, live ammunition.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
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In March, Adra’s co-director on the film Hamdan Ballal was detained by Israeli forces overnight after being assaulted by settlers just after an iftar dinner during Ramadan.—
Max Saltman,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
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In April, 2021, two Chinese women were assaulted outside the town’s only Asian grocery store.—
Beth Lew-Williams,
New Yorker,
13 Sep. 2025
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The story struck a nerve with readers, who didn’t mince words.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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In a video Trump posted to a social media, a small boat can be seen bobbing the water before being struck, resulting in a cloud of black smoke.—
Anne Flaherty,
ABC News,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Raided.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raided. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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