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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 action came three months after French law enforcement authorities raided X’s Paris office and summoned Musk for questioning.
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ArsTechnica, 8 May 2026
The Upper East Side townhouse had been raided by the FBI two years earlier.
—Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 7 May 2026
The special interests of the wealthy and well connected have raided our tax dollars.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
The sequence in Episode 2, when the bodega is raided and people are dragged away by the Anti-Vigilante Task Force, that was filmed before Los Angeles, before Minnesota — before all of it.
—Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
The Washington Post and the Associated Press both reported that the FBI raided Lucas' office and the Cannabis Outlet business in Portsmouth as part of a corruption investigation, citing anonymous sources familiar with the matter.
—Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 6 May 2026
The five autism service centers raided by federal law enforcement on Tuesday as part of an apparent series of fraud investigations all utilize money from the same state program that two other providers have already pleaded guilty to stealing from.
—Conor Wight, CBS News, 2 May 2026
Both restaurants, which were allegedly used in gambling operations, were raided by the FBI Wednesday.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2026
Last December, Temu owner PDD Holdings—a multinational commerce group domiciled in the Cayman Islands and registered in Ireland that’s better known as Pinduoduo—had two of its global facilities raided by European Union regulators over worries over possible Chinese state subsidies.
—Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 1 May 2026
ArsTechnica, 8 May 2026
The Upper East Side townhouse had been raided by the FBI two years earlier.
—Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 7 May 2026
The special interests of the wealthy and well connected have raided our tax dollars.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
The sequence in Episode 2, when the bodega is raided and people are dragged away by the Anti-Vigilante Task Force, that was filmed before Los Angeles, before Minnesota — before all of it.
—Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
The Washington Post and the Associated Press both reported that the FBI raided Lucas' office and the Cannabis Outlet business in Portsmouth as part of a corruption investigation, citing anonymous sources familiar with the matter.
—Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 6 May 2026
The five autism service centers raided by federal law enforcement on Tuesday as part of an apparent series of fraud investigations all utilize money from the same state program that two other providers have already pleaded guilty to stealing from.
—Conor Wight, CBS News, 2 May 2026
Both restaurants, which were allegedly used in gambling operations, were raided by the FBI Wednesday.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2026
Last December, Temu owner PDD Holdings—a multinational commerce group domiciled in the Cayman Islands and registered in Ireland that’s better known as Pinduoduo—had two of its global facilities raided by European Union regulators over worries over possible Chinese state subsidies.
—Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 1 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for raided
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Perhaps not coincidentally, Russia invaded the former Soviet republic of Georgia later that year.—
Anne Applebaum,
The Atlantic,
11 May 2026
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Some have questioned whether the Biennale really is a nonpartisan exhibition, pointing to the show’s history of making political statements, including in 2022, when Russia invaded Ukraine.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
9 May 2026
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Hezbollah, the Lebanese paramilitary force, has attacked Israeli troops and targeted northern Israel with rockets and drones.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
12 May 2026
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While the man was being attacked, the woman used a shopping cart to fend off the suspect and protect the male victim.—
Tim Fang,
CBS News,
11 May 2026
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Activists said Israeli forces stormed their vessels, smashed engines and detained some of those aboard.—
Melanie Lidman,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2026
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Shea Theodore had a goal and an assist and Brayden McNabb scored a short-handed goal as the Golden Knights stormed to a 5-0 lead after two periods, silencing a sellout crowd in Orange County and erasing memories of their rough offensive outing in Game 2.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 May 2026
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Teachers and nurses are now eligible for enhanced workers’ compensation benefits if they are assaulted on the job.—
Andrew Brown,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2026
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Police said without apparent provocation, the suspect assaulted the man with a knife.—
Tim Fang,
CBS News,
11 May 2026
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After some pressure by the Ducks on their second fruitless power play of the period, Vegas struck shorthanded.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
9 May 2026
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One thing that really struck me in the data is the sense that somehow we might not be entitled to our grief.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 May 2026
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“Raided.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raided. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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