as in invasion
a sudden attack on and entrance into hostile territory
there were incursions from the border every summer
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Recent Examples of incursion
Per the official Season 3 synopsis, the show's prime characters are now united to form an incursion unit on a critical mission to penetrate the looming alien mothership.
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Jeff Spry, Space.com, 5 July 2025
Within two years, the U.S. was actively undermining Mexican President Guadalupe Victoria; military incursions in Mexico, Haiti, Cuba, and Puerto Rico followed.
—Carolina A. Miranda, The Atlantic, 30 June 2025
Khalil, whose plight has been center stage in President Donald Trump's crackdown on vocal opponents of Israel's incursion into Gaza, had been in immigration agents’ custody since March.
—Chloe Atkins, NBC news, 21 June 2025
Israel had a right to self-defense against that incursion and the atrocities perpetrated against its citizens.
—Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib, The Atlantic, 26 June 2025
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Jeff Spry, Space.com, 5 July 2025
Within two years, the U.S. was actively undermining Mexican President Guadalupe Victoria; military incursions in Mexico, Haiti, Cuba, and Puerto Rico followed.
—Carolina A. Miranda, The Atlantic, 30 June 2025
Khalil, whose plight has been center stage in President Donald Trump's crackdown on vocal opponents of Israel's incursion into Gaza, had been in immigration agents’ custody since March.
—Chloe Atkins, NBC news, 21 June 2025
Israel had a right to self-defense against that incursion and the atrocities perpetrated against its citizens.
—Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib, The Atlantic, 26 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incursion
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Doyle also has two other convictions for narcotics possession, and in 2010 he was charged with armed home invasion and aggravated domestic battery stemming from an incident in Skokie.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
9 July 2025
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The country has been at war since Russia’s invasion in February 2022.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
7 July 2025
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Newsweek has revealed dozens of cases involving green card holders and applicants who were swept up in the ICE raids.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 July 2025
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In one raid, federal agents detained people at a bus stop at Orange Grove Boulevard and Los Robles Avenue on June 18.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 July 2025
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“Incursion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incursion. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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