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
As disco tunes increasingly invaded Billboard’s Hot 100 list, rock performers such as Cher, Rod Stewart and the Rolling Stones joined the sound.
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Alice George, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Apr. 2025
Seiders, 44, is charged with felony child pornography possession, misdemeanor annoying a child under 18, concealing a camera with intent to invade privacy and attempting to conceal a camera.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
The move got mixed reviews in diplomatic circles, as critics worried it could be used as an excuse for the country to invade Haiti.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2025
Between June 2021 and February 2022, approximately 80 students paid $180,000 for travel in 2022, but trips to Europe were canceled due to safety concerns after Russia invaded Ukraine.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2025
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Alice George, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Apr. 2025
Seiders, 44, is charged with felony child pornography possession, misdemeanor annoying a child under 18, concealing a camera with intent to invade privacy and attempting to conceal a camera.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
The move got mixed reviews in diplomatic circles, as critics worried it could be used as an excuse for the country to invade Haiti.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2025
Between June 2021 and February 2022, approximately 80 students paid $180,000 for travel in 2022, but trips to Europe were canceled due to safety concerns after Russia invaded Ukraine.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for invade
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Though Tut ruled for only a short time, this tomb was well concealed and, unlike most others, wasn’t raided.—
Bailey Berg,
AFAR Media,
25 Apr. 2025
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His home was raided on August 5, 2024, where FBI agents found no evidence of the drug itself but did seize electronic items and demanded Reister take a urine test.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Apr. 2025
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People stay at home and shop online, ravaging the streetscape of storefronts.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
18 Apr. 2025
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Earlier this year, Osment was among the thousands of Angelenos who lost their homes in the devastating wildfires that ravaged parts of Southern California in January.—
Alexandra Del Rosario,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2025
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While their presence pushes younger competitors to work even harder for wins, bigger racing teams just have elite equipment that can easily allow one car to dominate, the owner explained on the Dale Jr. Download podcast.—
Shane Connuck,
Charlotte Observer,
19 Apr. 2025
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This proposal, led by organizations such as the American Beverage Licensees (ABL), raises important questions about whether alcohol retailers should be allowed to dominate cannabis sales.—
Tribune Content Agency,
Mercury News,
18 Apr. 2025
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The memory unit sits close to a CPU or GPU, to conquer latency and provide high bandwidth with low power consumption.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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Strawberry Lemonade Any cook can conquer these fresh, celebratory recipes.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
19 Apr. 2025
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Last spring, Harvard students protesting Israel's retaliatory attacks on Gaza occupied the university's central courtyard for 20 days and staged a 24-hour sit-in in another building.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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The Israeli Defense Forces now claim to occupy some 30% of Gaza territory.—
Lucien Bruggeman,
ABC News,
18 Apr. 2025
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Every American should reject the president's and his cronies' illegitimate use of government power to attack his enemies.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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Korematsu was just 22 years old and working hard to expand his family’s flower nursery outside San Francisco when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941.—
Lauren Stienstra,
Time,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Invade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invade. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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