as in raiders
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 invaders
During the two-day cold snap, Florida waived its law requiring permits to transport iguanas, allowing residents to nab the pesky invaders and bring them to the state's wildlife officers to be euthanized.
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Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 10 Feb. 2026
For the Chinese Communist Party, which stakes its claim to legitimacy on defeating Japanese invaders during World War II, that would be an unforgivable outrage.
—Andy Browne, semafor.com, 9 Feb. 2026
In the end, the fortifications that mattered most were those that strengthened Rome against the invaders that could not be seen.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2026
In the meantime, these small invaders are here to stay.
—Carmela Karcher, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
When the invaders were 200 to 300 yards inland, enemy machine guns sputtered and the air filled with steel.
—Helen I. Bennett, Hartford Courant, 6 Feb. 2026
And now the daughters and granddaughters of the Ladies Aid and League of Catholic Women’s groups are organizing food, shelter, and finances against stone-cold invaders.
—Literary Hub, 5 Feb. 2026
Discovering a site like this allows archaeologists to further understand the culture and society of early medieval England, when the country was fragmented into several kingdoms but rulers like Offa were beginning to unify it and Alfred the Great was fighting off Viking invaders.
—Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 4 Feb. 2026
An antibody is essentially a microscopic security tag produced by the immune system that can stick to invaders.
—Kwesi Akonu Adom Mensah Forson, The Conversation, 26 Jan. 2026
Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 10 Feb. 2026
For the Chinese Communist Party, which stakes its claim to legitimacy on defeating Japanese invaders during World War II, that would be an unforgivable outrage.
—Andy Browne, semafor.com, 9 Feb. 2026
In the end, the fortifications that mattered most were those that strengthened Rome against the invaders that could not be seen.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2026
In the meantime, these small invaders are here to stay.
—Carmela Karcher, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
When the invaders were 200 to 300 yards inland, enemy machine guns sputtered and the air filled with steel.
—Helen I. Bennett, Hartford Courant, 6 Feb. 2026
And now the daughters and granddaughters of the Ladies Aid and League of Catholic Women’s groups are organizing food, shelter, and finances against stone-cold invaders.
—Literary Hub, 5 Feb. 2026
Discovering a site like this allows archaeologists to further understand the culture and society of early medieval England, when the country was fragmented into several kingdoms but rulers like Offa were beginning to unify it and Alfred the Great was fighting off Viking invaders.
—Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 4 Feb. 2026
An antibody is essentially a microscopic security tag produced by the immune system that can stick to invaders.
—Kwesi Akonu Adom Mensah Forson, The Conversation, 26 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for invaders
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The Taopiaopiao release centers on an underperforming local police unit that fabricates minor cases to pad its record, only to uncover a genuine criminal conspiracy after a burst water main exposes a gang of tomb raiders posing as repair workers.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
9 Feb. 2026
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Vestar was born in 1988 during private equity’s first boom, the same year a brash NYC firm known as Kohlberg Kravis & Roberts took down mighty RJR Nabisco for $25 billion ($70 billion in today’s terms), back when deals were called LBOs and dealmakers were known as corporate raiders.—
Hank Tucker,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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If attackers ever gain access to that kind of information, the fallout can include harassment, blackmail or identity theft.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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The context of this cameo being a more open game where Gyokeres could play off fellow attackers was almost tailor-made for him.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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“Invaders.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invaders. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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