as in raider
one that starts armed conflict against another especially without reasonable cause
vigilant defenders at the border were quick to repel the invaders
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Recent Examples of invader
Only in these United States can the progeny of people once portrayed as parasites and invaders side with those making the same argument about the latest batch of newcomers.
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Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
1 July 2026
Lymph nodes are where T cells and B cells encounter foreign invaders and mount a defense response.
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Allison Palmer,
Charlotte Observer,
29 June 2026
Lymph nodes are where T cells and B cells encounter foreign invaders and mount a defense.
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Allison Palmer,
Sacbee.com,
29 June 2026
Determined to understand what is really going on, two teenagers begin an investigation that leads them to challenge the invaders, their town’s conformity and their own uncertainties.
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Kevin Giraud,
Variety,
25 June 2026
In casting a figure who could embody an industry, a medium, a bulwark against unworthy encroachers and invaders, Michael Patrick King and Lisa Kudrow brought in Burrows as the most believable person possible.
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Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
19 June 2026
The invaders could be forced to shoot some of the locals.
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Joshua Hunt,
Vanity Fair,
17 June 2026
That triggers the development of antibodies — immune system proteins that fight off foreign invaders — that quickly learn to identify and attack alpha-gal sugar molecules.
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Matthew Perrone,
Fortune,
13 June 2026
Ostensibly, the 1996 journey was meant to protect the Korubo from further outside contact by invaders (loggers, fishermen, settlers) intent on taking their resources.
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Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
13 June 2026
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
1 July 2026
Lymph nodes are where T cells and B cells encounter foreign invaders and mount a defense response.
—
Allison Palmer,
Charlotte Observer,
29 June 2026
Lymph nodes are where T cells and B cells encounter foreign invaders and mount a defense.
—
Allison Palmer,
Sacbee.com,
29 June 2026
Determined to understand what is really going on, two teenagers begin an investigation that leads them to challenge the invaders, their town’s conformity and their own uncertainties.
—
Kevin Giraud,
Variety,
25 June 2026
In casting a figure who could embody an industry, a medium, a bulwark against unworthy encroachers and invaders, Michael Patrick King and Lisa Kudrow brought in Burrows as the most believable person possible.
—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
19 June 2026
The invaders could be forced to shoot some of the locals.
—
Joshua Hunt,
Vanity Fair,
17 June 2026
That triggers the development of antibodies — immune system proteins that fight off foreign invaders — that quickly learn to identify and attack alpha-gal sugar molecules.
—
Matthew Perrone,
Fortune,
13 June 2026
Ostensibly, the 1996 journey was meant to protect the Korubo from further outside contact by invaders (loggers, fishermen, settlers) intent on taking their resources.
—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
13 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for invader
Noun
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Corporate raiders became the enforcers.
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For decades, tomb raiders have pillaged sites across the country, selling them on the black market.
Noun
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Arias had just received a yellow card after sticking out his leg to slow a Ghana attacker.
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Real Madrid attacker Brahim Díaz went into the right side of the box, dragging two defenders with him before laying the ball back to Ounahi to clinically score his brace.
Noun
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When sacred places are bombed, when clergy are silenced, when believers are tortured, when religious freedom is crushed, the aggressor attempts to extinguish the living conscience of a nation.
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One of them was a decision taken in March, 2025, to block most or all of the aid, and that actually gave Hamas and Israel’s aggressors a lot of power, because, for several months, there was almost no food going into Gaza.
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“Invader.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invader. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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