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
Jessica Mekles, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2026
But Dead City fans have responded to cops raiding a concert by setting fires and ransacking a Metro train full of workers trying to get home.
—Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026
Residents said the attackers operated for hours, raiding homes and sending residents to flee to safety in neighboring communities.
—ABC News, 8 Apr. 2026
There’s also talk of US forces raiding nuclear sites deep inside Iran to retrieve worrisome nuclear material, amid heightened fears that it could be used by an angry and desperate Iranian regime to manufacture nuclear weapons.
—Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2026
Noem sent Bovino and his Border Patrol agents into Los Angeles last June, and viral social-media clips of agents raiding Home Depot parking lots soon followed.
—Nick Miroff, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026
The new administration accuses the Gainey administration of raiding city trust funds to pay for some programs and departments while underfunding others.
—Andy Sheehan, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
That’s a different kind of story than raiding a floating restaurant or escaping a marine base.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 16 Mar. 2026
For one, Indigenous people resisted American colonists’ expansion into their ancestral homelands, raiding their farms and settlements in the Ohio Valley.
—Literary Hub, 13 Mar. 2026
Verb
Stories are going viral about passengers raiding complimentary buffets in lounges, and children wreaking havoc while distracted parents are unfazed.
—Jessica Mekles, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2026
But Dead City fans have responded to cops raiding a concert by setting fires and ransacking a Metro train full of workers trying to get home.
—Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026
Residents said the attackers operated for hours, raiding homes and sending residents to flee to safety in neighboring communities.
—ABC News, 8 Apr. 2026
There’s also talk of US forces raiding nuclear sites deep inside Iran to retrieve worrisome nuclear material, amid heightened fears that it could be used by an angry and desperate Iranian regime to manufacture nuclear weapons.
—Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2026
Noem sent Bovino and his Border Patrol agents into Los Angeles last June, and viral social-media clips of agents raiding Home Depot parking lots soon followed.
—Nick Miroff, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026
The new administration accuses the Gainey administration of raiding city trust funds to pay for some programs and departments while underfunding others.
—Andy Sheehan, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
That’s a different kind of story than raiding a floating restaurant or escaping a marine base.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 16 Mar. 2026
For one, Indigenous people resisted American colonists’ expansion into their ancestral homelands, raiding their farms and settlements in the Ohio Valley.
—Literary Hub, 13 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for raiding
Noun
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On the streets of Saigon, there was widespread looting.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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Greece, home to an extensive repository of cultural artifacts, has long contended with the proliferation of counterfeits and the looting of archaeological sites.—
Tessa Solomon,
ARTnews.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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Hezbollah fighters have also inflicted significant casualties on invading Israeli forces.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
23 Apr. 2026
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Watermelon Pictures, the company founded by brothers Badie and Hamza Ali, earned an Oscar nomination this year for The Voice of Hind Rajab, directed by Kaouther Ben Hania, a film set in Gaza based on the true story of a five-year-old Palestinian girl killed in 2024 by invading Israeli forces.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
23 Apr. 2026
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But its small naval boats with crews of two to six people are attacking cargo ships and tankers near the Strait of Hormuz with apparent impunity.—
Nic Robertson,
CNN Money,
23 Apr. 2026
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Adon Abel pleaded guilty in October 2024 to assaulting two police officers with a deadly weapon and attacking another person when he was stationed in Coronado, near San Diego, according to California court records.—
John Hanna,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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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
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Living through the aftermath of Rome’s plundering in 410 by the Visigoths, Augustine keenly appreciated the fact that empires come and go.—
Brett Whalen,
The Conversation,
11 Mar. 2026
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Adon Abel pleaded guilty in October 2024 to assaulting two police officers with a deadly weapon and attacking another person when he was stationed in Coronado, near San Diego, according to California court records.—
John Hanna,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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Aubrey police previously arrested Miller on March 18 after he was accused of assaulting the same woman at the home on Thoroughbred Drive.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Apr. 2026
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Workers detailed violent interactions with customers, including robberies and physical assaults, and said the company refused to provide safety training.—
Itzel Luna,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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The robbery happened just three days after the British surrendered at Yorktown, Flack related.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
22 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Video podcasters are storming streaming platforms.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Apr. 2026
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The Portland Trail Blazers are back in the playoffs for the first time in half a decade after storming into Phoenix to defeat the Suns in a thrilling NBA Play-In Tournament showdown.—
Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
15 Apr. 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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In fact, researchers know that pirates – basically just thieves on the water – targeted these river boats, because Egyptian pharaohs left records grumbling about pirates and their widespread pillaging.—
Brandon Prins,
The Conversation,
14 July 2025
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“Raiding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raiding. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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