as in incursion
a sudden attack on and entrance into hostile territory
made a nighttime foray into the enemy camp and took their command post
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as in to plunder
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Recent Examples of foray
Ali Rampling, New York Times, 31 July 2025
Self-driving cars are now on the road in cities like San Francisco, Shenzhen, and Wuhan, and robotaxi firms are foraying into new markets like Singapore and the United Arab Emirates.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 25 July 2025
Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Baron meticulously pieces all of this together, including, where applicable, his research forays.
—Maren Longbella, Boston Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Infiltrating boardrooms like ‘a Trojan horse’ Beane, pictured above on the left with Pitt and Jonah Hill, who also stars in Moneyball, has forayed into football, too.
—Ali Rampling, New York Times, 31 July 2025
Self-driving cars are now on the road in cities like San Francisco, Shenzhen, and Wuhan, and robotaxi firms are foraying into new markets like Singapore and the United Arab Emirates.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 25 July 2025
Verb
This is my foray into real-life Eagles fandom, and being able to really be a part of it, like, what better way?
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Baron meticulously pieces all of this together, including, where applicable, his research forays.
—Maren Longbella, Boston Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foray
Noun
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And in comments to state media after the drone incursion, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko also appeared to deflect blame.—
Nathan Hodge,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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The war and this week’s incursion continue to highlight that drone warfare will be a fundamental part of how current and future conflicts are fought and won.—
Mike Brest,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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While plundering a dungeon lair and stealing artifacts from a museum both have heist elements to them, Skullduggery looks into the other intrigues of adventures in urban environments.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The towns of Harrisonville, Butler and Osceola were plundered during Bleeding Kansas.—
Quentin Corpuel,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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Since Ukraine is not part of NATO, Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022 did not trigger Article 5, though the United States and other member states rushed to provide military and diplomatic assistance to Kyiv.—
Matt Spetalnick,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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His father landed on the beaches of Normandy during the allied invasion in World War II, while his sister was a captain in the Navy.—
Peter Burke,
FOXNews.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Beyond the considerable issue of adequately defending the potent Eagles offense, the Chiefs most obviously will seek to better protect Mahomes — who was sacked six times and pressured 16 times without the Eagles blitzing once.—
Vahe Gregorian,
Kansas City Star,
11 Sep. 2025
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He's also been sacked three times (3) while rushing for a total of negative-three yards on 13 carries (including sacks).—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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In California’s strawberry fields, an ICE raid sparked widespread panic and disruption among farmworker communities.—
David Rodriguez Muñoz,
Freep.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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South Korean workers detained during a massive immigration raid in Georgia Thursday will be returned to South Korea on a chartered flight following negotiations, an official announced Sunday.—
Hanna Park,
CNN Money,
7 Sep. 2025
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Miley Cyrus shocked viewers by stripping down to a nude bikini top and briefs and grinding, twerking and thrusting on fellow performer Robin Thicke at the 2013 show in one of the raciest performances in MTV history.—
Kate Hogan,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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The moratorium provision was ultimately stripped from the bill before final passage.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In another recent Italian discovery, archaeologists found an Etruscan tomb around 30 miles north of Rome – an unusual find that hadn't been looted.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Their neighbor, an older Jewish woman, gets arrested and Nazi thugs brazenly loot her apartment.—
Rabih Alameddine
September 2,
Literary Hub,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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At the same time, members of the powerful Viv Ansanm gang coalition had pillaged and/or burned at least 410 residences and other buildings, including six schools, health centers and local nongovernmental organizations during the period.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
11 Aug. 2025
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After the Broncos’ frontmen pillaged San Francisco for the better part of two hours, Castle Rock native and 49er Christian McCaffrey stood in front of reporters and confirmed what Denver’s offense has known for a few months.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Foray.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foray. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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