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as in invasion
a sudden attack on and entrance into hostile territory
repeated Viking raids wore down the defenses of the seaside village
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as in attack
the act or action of setting upon with force or violence
an early morning raid by Federal agents took the smugglers in their hideout by surprise
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as in to invade
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 to attack
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 raid
Quentin Corpuel, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
Across the street is a police station, where federal agents gathered before immigration raids.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 6 Sep. 2025
Kara Fox, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
Immigration officers have raided farms, construction sites, restaurants and auto repair shops.
—Kim Tong-Hyung, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
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Noun
What is today a bridal shop is one of four buildings in present-day Lawrence that survived Quantrill’s raid.
—Quentin Corpuel, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
Across the street is a police station, where federal agents gathered before immigration raids.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
Ahead of Saturday’s demonstration, counter-terrorism officers in England and Scotland raided the homes of seven spokespeople from the activist group Defend Our Juries – which has been instrumental in organizing the protests – arresting and charging them all with terrorism offenses.
—Kara Fox, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
Immigration officers have raided farms, construction sites, restaurants and auto repair shops.
—Kim Tong-Hyung, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for raid
Noun
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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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Bin Laden, through the al-Qaida terrorist organization, targeted the United States for nearly a decade before the 9/11 attacks in 2001, utilizing this large and expansive infrastructure.—
Richard Frankel,
ABC News,
11 Sep. 2025
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Polish officials said 19 objects entered its airspace during a large Russian air attack on Ukraine.—
George Petras,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Zarutska left Ukraine in August 2022, six months after Russia invaded, to escape the war.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
9 Sep. 2025
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But that changed in 2022, when Russia invaded Ukraine.—
Steve Drummond,
NPR,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Another man charged with assaulting former Arizona Coyotes hockey player Paul Bissonnette has accepted a plea deal, according to court records.—
Wren Smetana,
AZCentral.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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That rich and powerful people are going to be held to account for assaulting underaged girls.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 Sep. 2025
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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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Ukraine's air force said Russia launched 142 drones into the country overnight into Monday morning, of which around 100 were Shahed strike drones and the rest decoy craft.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
8 Sep. 2025
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Not a strike of lightning from Heaven, but rather the perfect alignment of multiple moons, stars and galaxies.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Sep. 2025
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Just five days later, on September 9, demonstrators stormed and set fire to key government buildings, deposing the administration, as the BBC reported.—
Javier Bastardo,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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And in a rural field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, a similar ceremony marked by moments of silence, the reading of names and the laying of wreaths, will honor the victims of Flight 93, the hijacked plane that crashed after crew members and passengers tried to storm the cockpit.—
Philip Marcelo,
Fortune,
11 Sep. 2025
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The full-scale operation is not yet expected to start in the coming week, and no new advance by tanks to deepen the ground offensive was reported so far on Tuesday.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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In fact, Moscow has recently stepped up its offensive and on Sunday launched its biggest air attack on Ukraine, hitting a key government building.—
Silvia Amaro,
CNBC,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Raid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raid. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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