1
as in invaded
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 attacked
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 raided
Authorities had raided a San Francisco home connected to Chee days after the blast.
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Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Thieves raided the Apollo Gallery on the Louvre’s upper floor last weekend, which houses the French Crown Jewels.
—Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2025
Violence still occurs in Mogadishu—Al-Shabaab raided a prison complex earlier this month, for example, and has made multiple attempts on Mohamud’s life—but the frequency of large-scale incidents has declined significantly.
—Omar S Mahmood, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
Ahead of a recent screening in London, its producer Philippe Martin spoke to the audience about the high stakes involved in making the film in Iran, and how, towards the end of shooting, the set was actually raided.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2025
Before the ban, police in Punjab raided the house of the TLP's leader, Saad Rizvi, and the government sealed mosques and seminaries associated with the party.
—NPR, 24 Oct. 2025
In August, agents raided a home in East Oakland and removed seven people, including a teenager with Down syndrome.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
In September, a 130-unit building in Chicago’s South Shore was raided, with almost every one of the building’s residents — even children — being detained.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
On Friday, videos and posts on social media claiming that ICE had raided The Abbey, an iconic LGBTQ+ bar in the city’s Rainbow District.
—James Factora, Them., 20 Oct. 2025
Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Thieves raided the Apollo Gallery on the Louvre’s upper floor last weekend, which houses the French Crown Jewels.
—Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2025
Violence still occurs in Mogadishu—Al-Shabaab raided a prison complex earlier this month, for example, and has made multiple attempts on Mohamud’s life—but the frequency of large-scale incidents has declined significantly.
—Omar S Mahmood, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
Ahead of a recent screening in London, its producer Philippe Martin spoke to the audience about the high stakes involved in making the film in Iran, and how, towards the end of shooting, the set was actually raided.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2025
Before the ban, police in Punjab raided the house of the TLP's leader, Saad Rizvi, and the government sealed mosques and seminaries associated with the party.
—NPR, 24 Oct. 2025
In August, agents raided a home in East Oakland and removed seven people, including a teenager with Down syndrome.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
In September, a 130-unit building in Chicago’s South Shore was raided, with almost every one of the building’s residents — even children — being detained.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
On Friday, videos and posts on social media claiming that ICE had raided The Abbey, an iconic LGBTQ+ bar in the city’s Rainbow District.
—James Factora, Them., 20 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for raided
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Others say the name arose because the Muslim Turks first invaded Albania by way of the mountains in the fourteenth century.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
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Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022.—
Barney Henderson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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On August 22, she was attacked while on a Charlotte light train in what police described as an unprovoked stabbing.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
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Ruben Amorim’s men attacked with precision and purpose at Old Trafford.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Wilson was responding to Payton’s comments after the Broncos stormed back to beat the Giants 33-32 on Sunday in one of the most dramatic comebacks in recent NFL history.—
Sean Neumann,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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Following the game, Commodore fans stormed the field — a move that typically carries a hefty $500,000 fine from the SEC.—
Cole Sullivan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The girl was between the ages of 4 and 10 when she was assaulted.—
Ryanne Mena,
Oc Register,
25 Oct. 2025
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Thursday morning, when a Towson University student notified police that they had been assaulted in Parking Lot 11 on campus, the university said in a statement to Fox News Digital.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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That suggestion struck a nerve.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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In addition to staffing its own Washington Bureau, MSNBC struck a pact with Sky News that will make the latter organization’s coverage of international affairs available to MSNBC’s audiences in the United States.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Raided.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raided. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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