as in to raid
to enter for conquest or plunder
a superpower that had a tendency to invade and take over smaller and weaker countries
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Recent Examples of invade
Its position impacts where in the United States cold air can invade.
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Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 6 Feb. 2026
In the January incident, a former neighbor reportedly invaded Solganick’s residence before beating Solganick and fleeing with money.
—Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
The idea that terrorists would invade the country and kidnap people seems preposterous.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 6 Feb. 2026
But before that happens, the coldest air of the winter so far will invade the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states this weekend into early the following week.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 6 Feb. 2026
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Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 6 Feb. 2026
In the January incident, a former neighbor reportedly invaded Solganick’s residence before beating Solganick and fleeing with money.
—Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
The idea that terrorists would invade the country and kidnap people seems preposterous.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 6 Feb. 2026
But before that happens, the coldest air of the winter so far will invade the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states this weekend into early the following week.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 6 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for invade
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As recently as December, police raided a gay-friendly venue in the nation’s capital, Baku, and detained more than 100 people.—
Ryan Oehrli
Updated February 6,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Feb. 2026
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Police raided Mitchell’s Vallejo home and found the gun, an extended magazine, and body armor, according to the criminal complaint.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
5 Feb. 2026
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Wildfires have also ravaged grasslands used to graze cattle, according to the White House.—
Mary Cunningham,
CBS News,
9 Feb. 2026
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His family emigrated to escape the proxy Cold War conflicts that ravaged the nation from 1978 to 1990.—
Hannah Edgar,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Feb. 2026
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The rival bids have drawn scrutiny from antitrust experts and lawmakers, who worry that either death could reduce competition in an entertainment industry already dominated by streaming giants.—
Claire Carter,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Feb. 2026
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It’s speculated that a runaway greenhouse effect took place on Venus long ago, leading to its dense, thick, hot atmosphere, dominated by carbon dioxide and sulfuric acid clouds.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
5 Feb. 2026
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The last hurrah was a free agent spending spree designed to conquer the Dallas Cowboys that resulted in their last championship following the 1994 season, enabling Steve Young to escape the shadow of Joe Montana with a 49-26 win over the San Diego Chargers in Miami.—
Jerry McDonald,
Mercury News,
7 Feb. 2026
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The Ovelyn partition divides but doesn’t necessarily conquer your design, thanks to its minimal and timeless silhouette.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
5 Feb. 2026
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On one side stood a dozen or so cages occupied by snow-white rats.—
Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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These are among the latest antisemitic conspiracy theories to be born from the Jeffrey Epstein files, following the document dump that has occupied online commentators for days.—
Grace Gilson,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Feb. 2026
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Mobs attacked television vans and set cars ablaze as overrun hospitals struggled to cope with scores of injured people.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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The complication is not well understood but appears to be the result of the virus prompting the immune system to attack a certain protein that some brain cells produce.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Invade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invade. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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