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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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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as in looting
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Recent Examples of raiding
Amira El-Fekki, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Private equity firms have long cultivated a reputation for raiding Wall Street’s analyst pool, to the point where investment banks had to establish stronger boundaries recently.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2025
Other parts of the plan include raiding capital project funding to cover operating expenses in an effort to minimize possible service cuts.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Simpson goes away to college, in Chicago, though not without her mother raiding her personal loan.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2025
Companies use noncompete agreements to protect trade secrets and vital information, and nonsolicitation agreements seek to prevent departing workers from raiding employees and clients.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 21 Aug. 2025
Those raiding the almond orchards also include squirrels, deer mice and others, though rats have been by far the most destructive.
—Jorge L. Ortiz, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2025
While raiding the minibar at your hotel could probably contribute to bags under your eyes, the Ritz-Carlton, Los Angeles‘s new amenity is a fridge full of products to make your face look great instead.
—India Brown, Robb Report, 13 Aug. 2025
The Vikings may be best known for raiding and sailing, but now their eating habits are also drawing attention.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2025
Noun
Prediction market odds of Israel raiding a Gaza aid flotilla carrying climate activist Greta Thunberg are rising, jumping from less than 1 percent at the start of the month to nearly 80 percent by September 30, according to Polymarket.
—Amira El-Fekki, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Private equity firms have long cultivated a reputation for raiding Wall Street’s analyst pool, to the point where investment banks had to establish stronger boundaries recently.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2025
Other parts of the plan include raiding capital project funding to cover operating expenses in an effort to minimize possible service cuts.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Simpson goes away to college, in Chicago, though not without her mother raiding her personal loan.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2025
Companies use noncompete agreements to protect trade secrets and vital information, and nonsolicitation agreements seek to prevent departing workers from raiding employees and clients.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 21 Aug. 2025
Those raiding the almond orchards also include squirrels, deer mice and others, though rats have been by far the most destructive.
—Jorge L. Ortiz, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2025
While raiding the minibar at your hotel could probably contribute to bags under your eyes, the Ritz-Carlton, Los Angeles‘s new amenity is a fridge full of products to make your face look great instead.
—India Brown, Robb Report, 13 Aug. 2025
The Vikings may be best known for raiding and sailing, but now their eating habits are also drawing attention.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for raiding
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Russia has been desperate to offset the loss of its European market after invading Ukraine.—
Scott Montgomery,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Channeling history, Putin has staked a key part of his pretext for invading Ukraine on the claim that neo-Nazi ideology was gaining ground in the neighboring state also viewed as the next potential frontier for NATO expansion.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Sep. 2025
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The team has started the 2025/26 season in a less than free-flowing fashion and has struggled to put up the attacking numbers that might be expected of a defending champion.—
James Nalton,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Atalanta comes in with resilience and attacking threats, particularly in transition, but their back line has looked shaky at times this year.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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The antifa movement was often blamed by police for the violence and looting that occurred in the aftermath of the murder.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Sewer workers discovered a 2,300-year-old tomb containing ceramic artifacts and showing signs of ancient looting.—
Staff,
FOXNews.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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But on an evening back in July, inordinate rainfall led to unrelenting floodwaters ravaging the lower level of Pledger’s home.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
3 Sep. 2025
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Spain is deploying 500 more soldiers to fight wildfires ravaging the country, as southern Europe faces a wave of extreme climate events fueled by heatwaves.—
Tasneem Nashrulla,
semafor.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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Hunter has served over a decade in prison and been convicted on charges including larceny, robbery and assaulting a government official with a deadly weapon, North Carolina Department of Corrections records show.—
Chris Spargo,
PEOPLE,
17 Sep. 2025
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The neighbor, who denied any political motivations in the attack, pleaded guilty to assaulting a member of Congress was sentenced to eight months behind bars.—
Chris Boyette,
CNN Money,
14 Sep. 2025
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Get Devastating George Kittle Injury News The SEC fined Mississippi State $500,000 on Monday for the field-storming incident, according to On3.—
Michael Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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On August 18th, Cindy Romero, an American tenant of CBZ’s Dallas Street property, recorded a video of six men with rifles storming a hallway in her building.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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He was booked into Thurston County Jail on suspicion of robbery and aggravated battery, police said.—
Alex Brizee,
Idaho Statesman,
12 Sep. 2025
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But Tober says Zarutska’s death is less the fault of CATS fare enforcement than of the courts that let the suspect walk free despite an extensive record of mental health challenges and criminal charges, including charges for robbery with a dangerous weapon and communicating threats.—
Nick Sullivan,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Sep. 2025
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The socialite made headlines in May by wearing her version of the necklace in Paris during the trial of 10 people who were accused of robbing the reality star in October 2016.—
Renan Botelho,
Footwear News,
12 Sep. 2025
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Four months into probation, Brown was arrested for robbing a man at an apartment.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Raiding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raiding. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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