as in looting
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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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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
Lautaro Grinspan, AJC.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Democrats want more sweeping reforms to reign in the tactics, such as prohibiting ICE from deploying excessive force and explicitly preventing them from raiding places of worship, hospitals and schools.
—Sam Gringlas, NPR, 26 Jan. 2026
On January 14, Julio Sosa-Celis was shot in the leg in a home in the north part of the city by ICE as agents were raiding the premises.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 25 Jan. 2026
Security agents have been going door to door, raiding homes to confiscate satellite dishes and arresting anyone who is using the service.
—Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2026
Investigators moved in stages, first raiding his business, then executing a search warrant at his Miami Lakes home.
—Jp Mangalindan, Time, 16 Jan. 2026
Security forces are raiding residential areas and going to people’s rooftops.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Zeus acting for his own pleasure underlies the evolutionary tales of small groups raiding foreign shores, carrying off women.
—Literary Hub, 15 Jan. 2026
The latest Lara Croft actress, Game of Thrones alum Sophie Turner, has revealed that reading a script for the new live-action Tomb Raider series is as difficult as, uh, raiding a tomb!
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Jan. 2026
Verb
Masked federal agents are detaining citizens without cause and raiding Americans’ homes without a judge’s warrant.
—Lautaro Grinspan, AJC.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Democrats want more sweeping reforms to reign in the tactics, such as prohibiting ICE from deploying excessive force and explicitly preventing them from raiding places of worship, hospitals and schools.
—Sam Gringlas, NPR, 26 Jan. 2026
On January 14, Julio Sosa-Celis was shot in the leg in a home in the north part of the city by ICE as agents were raiding the premises.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 25 Jan. 2026
Security agents have been going door to door, raiding homes to confiscate satellite dishes and arresting anyone who is using the service.
—Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2026
Investigators moved in stages, first raiding his business, then executing a search warrant at his Miami Lakes home.
—Jp Mangalindan, Time, 16 Jan. 2026
Security forces are raiding residential areas and going to people’s rooftops.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Zeus acting for his own pleasure underlies the evolutionary tales of small groups raiding foreign shores, carrying off women.
—Literary Hub, 15 Jan. 2026
The latest Lara Croft actress, Game of Thrones alum Sophie Turner, has revealed that reading a script for the new live-action Tomb Raider series is as difficult as, uh, raiding a tomb!
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for raiding
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And, as bad as all that looting was, the wealth that remained in Congo constituted only a small percentage of what was being made on markets globally, and from the technology those minerals powered.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Jan. 2026
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Some of the demonstrations descended into shootings, looting and vandalism.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
20 Jan. 2026
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In ancient China, Fa Mulan (Ming-Na Wen) takes her ailing father’s place as a conscript by disguising herself as a man to help repel the invading Huns.—
David Faris,
TheWeek,
27 Jan. 2026
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With the circus invading New Orleans, there were more stories than the 26 Tribune reporters on site could wish for, Tribune reporter Don Pierson remembered.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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The president also shared clips of the video on his Truth Social handle, along with posts mocking and attacking Pretti.—
Siladitya Ray,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Stay focused on the issue, rather than attacking the other person’s character.—
Molly Burrets,
CNBC,
29 Jan. 2026
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It was revealed during that trial that Low's plundering of the 1MDB sovereign wealth fund exceeded $4 billion.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 Nov. 2025
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Aron Solomon on how the Meta AI copyright decision made libraries sitting ducks for AI plundering.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 June 2025
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In August, Richardson was arrested for allegedly assaulting her boyfriend, fellow American sprinter Christian Coleman, at the Seattle Tacoma Airport.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Homan said there will be zero tolerance for interfering, impeding or assaulting officers.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
30 Jan. 2026
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Officers said a security guard found the victim, a man in his 50s, tied up with duct tape in his car after the robbery.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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No one was injured in the robberies.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
28 Jan. 2026
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An anti-ICE protest outside a Minneapolis hotel turned violent Sunday night, with some smashing windows and throwing bottles as federal officers fought to keep them from storming inside.—
Nick Ferraro,
Twin Cities,
26 Jan. 2026
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That’s slightly stronger than the G1 and G2 strength storming conditions the SWPC had previously forecasted.—
Addy Bink,
The Hill,
20 Jan. 2026
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Amid the pillaging of homes, Roman magistrates were likely sent to the city to prevent an anarchic type of existence, based on ancient literary sources the authors referenced in the study.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Raiding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raiding. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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