raiding 1 of 2

noun

as in looting

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raiding

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verb

present participle of raid
1
as in invading
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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2
as in attacking
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 raiding
Verb
Police won’t be raiding movie theaters or restaurants in search of juveniles, according to CMPD. — Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 11 Aug. 2026 In September of 2022, Spanish police arrested an Irishman suspected of laundering money for the Kinahan organization after raiding a property in Malaga on the Costa del Sol. — ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026 Nearly 35 bodies and more than 100 sets of ashes were found by police raiding Legacy Independent Funeral Directors in Hull in March 2024. — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026 As soon as movies could tell stories, their makers started raiding literary classics for material. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2026 Ever since, the couple have been through it all, from winter storms that dumped many inches of snow to ravens raiding their nest and eating their eggs. — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 31 July 2026 New York State officials seized and killed P’Nut, the internet-famous squirrel, and Fred the raccoon after raiding a private home. — Vanessa Shakib, Oc Register, 23 July 2026 These are not jam band casualties raiding Home Depot for chemicals. — Charles Moss, SPIN, 16 July 2026 Haaland — blond and hulking — plays like a true Viking raiding the shores of Yorkshire. — Nikki McCann Ramirez, Rolling Stone, 11 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for raiding
  1. looting
  2. invading
  3. attacking
  4. plundering
  5. assaulting
  6. robbery
  7. storming
  8. pillaging
Noun
  • Cabinet members reserve almost a fifth of the government’s vaccine stockpile for themselves, and the public reacts with mass looting and violent civil unrest.
    — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 25 July 2026
  • Efforts to prevent looting had been made even before the formation of the MFAA.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 July 2026
Definition of looting
Verb
  • Wolverine frees Essex and races to the exit, but Essex musters enough psychic power to cause all of the invading soldiers to explode.
    — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026
  • On top of that, nature was always invading, and the property spread over 12 acres.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of invading
Verb
  • So too are there similarities to the Brentford side that came up under Thomas Frank, given their set-piece credentials and attacking variety.
    — Liam Tharme, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Fishback has been aggressively attacking Donalds over his politics and his race while holding rallies across the state drawing crowds of young men motivated by his hard-right campaign promises.
    — Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of attacking
Noun
  • In Nolan’s telling, his deceit and plundering portend the collapse of the Bronze Age—a foreboding warning about greedy, fading empires that feels a little too relevant.
    — Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 16 July 2026
  • Some have traveled farther as part of colonial-era collections — as far as the British Museum — and been returned; a story unto itself about the plundering of the natural world in the age of empire, and institutions reckoning with their inheritance.
    — Tom Page, CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026
Definition of plundering
Verb
  • Conviser’s case, which was partially dismissed for lack of standing, accused legendary DePaul softball coach Eugene Lenti of verbally and mentally abusing his athletes and physically assaulting a staffer.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The case has also received widespread coverage in the US – including on CNN – where Trump has been assaulting DEI policies.
    — Rupert Neate, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of assaulting
Noun
  • Askew had been arrested five times, including twice for robbery and once for weapons possession.
    — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Already Sabas’ children seem far less keen on what could be seen as robbery.
    — John Hopewell, Variety, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of robbery
Verb
  • That’s been the story of this third season, one that started with Rhaenyra storming the castle and taking the Iron Throne and then promptly saw her get picked apart by dozens of unforeseen calamities.
    — Brian Grubb, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Despite a 25% decline in gold from its high in January, proponents of the precious metal are storming into bullish call positions after almost two months of sideways action gives way to a rally Friday following weak jobs data.
    — Oliver Renick, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of storming
Noun
  • Homer may have viewed Odysseus’s deceit and pillaging as glorious.
    — Luis Parrales, The Atlantic, 26 July 2026
  • Taking the Scenic Route Home After their successful sneak-attack pillaging of Troy, Odysseus’ comrade Menelaus (Jon Bernthal) and his men pack up and head back to Sparta.
    — Whitney Friedlander, Vulture, 17 July 2026
Definition of pillaging

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