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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 invading
Claire Maldarelli,
Scientific American,
22 May 2026
Perhaps 2 million people were killed, whether by execution, malnourishment or disease, before an invading Vietnamese force deposed the Khmer Rouge in 1979.
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Matthew Campbell,
Bloomberg,
22 May 2026
Centuries passed, and the abbey went through the typical cycles of decline and renewal, fire and renovation, until 1792, when an invading army (the French) claimed the monks' worldly possessions as their own—and kicked them out.
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CBS News,
1 May 2026
The setting may be out of time, but speaks to the present, as the villagers’ conservatism manifests as rejection, suspicion and persecution — treating outsiders or non-conformists as an invading pathogen.
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Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
12 Apr. 2026
The men were sent to CECOT in March after Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act, a wartime law, declaring the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua an invading force.
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Gary Grumbach,
NBC news,
9 Feb. 2026
This implies the collection may have been buried to keep the coins from being seized by the invading Confederate army.
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Justin Pot,
Popular Science,
24 Dec. 2025
Its 20th-century crash, 21st-century rebound and feared future rendezvous with newly invading predators is perhaps the clearest allegory nature has provided for the never-ending struggle to restore equilibrium to a great river that America dammed and then pushed to its limits.
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Brandon Loomis,
AZCentral.com,
15 Dec. 2025
But in this case, the only winner is the invading queen, who avoided the dangerous, resource-draining process of founding a colony alone.
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Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
27 Nov. 2025
Evan Allgood,
New Yorker,
1 July 2026
The court also upheld that the 14th Amendment guarantees citizenship for all except in the narrowest of cases, like the children of diplomats and invading soldiers.
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Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
30 June 2026
Only about a third of clinical cases come from blood; the rest are found in urine, wounds and the respiratory tract, where the fungus is often colonizing rather than invading.
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John Drake,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Watch for weeds invading dormant lawn areas and manage these as soon as possible to avoid establishment.
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Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
29 June 2026
The invading army of World Cup tourists love our hospitality, barbeque, ranch dressing, bars, superstores, fast food and our all-around coolness.
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Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
28 June 2026
There can be legitimate debate on immigration, but Trump veers into sinister areas of xenophobia of invading rapists and murderers.
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New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
25 June 2026
There are some who think a more decisive response by President Obama might have made Vladimir Putin think twice before invading Ukraine again.
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Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
Beyond failing to qualify for the 2024 Euros, Barbarez admonished the association’s leadership for its 2022 decision to schedule friendlies with Russia soon after it was banned by FIFA and UEFA for invading Ukraine.
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Mirjam Swanson,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
Adjective
Normally, the innate immune system’s job is to provide a rapid, nonspecific response to an invading pathogen and to alert other, more specialized immune cells to prepare for battle.
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Claire Maldarelli,
Scientific American,
22 May 2026
Perhaps 2 million people were killed, whether by execution, malnourishment or disease, before an invading Vietnamese force deposed the Khmer Rouge in 1979.
—
Matthew Campbell,
Bloomberg,
22 May 2026
Centuries passed, and the abbey went through the typical cycles of decline and renewal, fire and renovation, until 1792, when an invading army (the French) claimed the monks' worldly possessions as their own—and kicked them out.
—
CBS News,
1 May 2026
The setting may be out of time, but speaks to the present, as the villagers’ conservatism manifests as rejection, suspicion and persecution — treating outsiders or non-conformists as an invading pathogen.
—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
12 Apr. 2026
The men were sent to CECOT in March after Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act, a wartime law, declaring the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua an invading force.
—
Gary Grumbach,
NBC news,
9 Feb. 2026
This implies the collection may have been buried to keep the coins from being seized by the invading Confederate army.
—
Justin Pot,
Popular Science,
24 Dec. 2025
Its 20th-century crash, 21st-century rebound and feared future rendezvous with newly invading predators is perhaps the clearest allegory nature has provided for the never-ending struggle to restore equilibrium to a great river that America dammed and then pushed to its limits.
—
Brandon Loomis,
AZCentral.com,
15 Dec. 2025
But in this case, the only winner is the invading queen, who avoided the dangerous, resource-draining process of founding a colony alone.
—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
27 Nov. 2025
Verb
Light eight lanterns if the British are invading by land, but running late.
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Evan Allgood,
New Yorker,
1 July 2026
The court also upheld that the 14th Amendment guarantees citizenship for all except in the narrowest of cases, like the children of diplomats and invading soldiers.
—
Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
30 June 2026
Only about a third of clinical cases come from blood; the rest are found in urine, wounds and the respiratory tract, where the fungus is often colonizing rather than invading.
—
John Drake,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Watch for weeds invading dormant lawn areas and manage these as soon as possible to avoid establishment.
—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
29 June 2026
The invading army of World Cup tourists love our hospitality, barbeque, ranch dressing, bars, superstores, fast food and our all-around coolness.
—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
28 June 2026
There can be legitimate debate on immigration, but Trump veers into sinister areas of xenophobia of invading rapists and murderers.
—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
25 June 2026
There are some who think a more decisive response by President Obama might have made Vladimir Putin think twice before invading Ukraine again.
—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
Beyond failing to qualify for the 2024 Euros, Barbarez admonished the association’s leadership for its 2022 decision to schedule friendlies with Russia soon after it was banned by FIFA and UEFA for invading Ukraine.
—
Mirjam Swanson,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for invading
Adjective
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In the 18th century, lusty also meant insolent, which might have conveyed Anderson’s frustrations with Dina’s unwillingness to accept his authority over her.
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Meanwhile, the insolent and hyper-confident Ruben (Stuart Campbell as a teen and Gadd as a grown-up) has been in trouble with the law from a tender age.
Verb
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Want to stop raiding the fridge every night before bed?
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While our dreams of raiding Tay Tay’s closet will likely never come true, that won’t stop of from borrowing her style and shopping Swift’s favorite designer brands.
Adjective
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Their rivals were a candid, impudent pair, the schoolgirlish Shakira and a throaty American bottle-service girl named Toni, both incapable of conniving their way into romance, prone to heartbreak, and swiftly ostracized for their overt judgment of other islanders.
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Mantello wasn’t being impudent.
Verb
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Forty years ago, when the AIDS epidemic was ravaging New York, some Southern Baptists described it as God’s judgment—a punishment for its victims’ life style.
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Temperatures have risen in oceans faster due to climate change, super-charging storms and drought, ravaging coral reefs across the world, and endangering species in tandem with overfishing and industrial pollution.
Adjective
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Many also thought that Red44 was becoming too public, too brazen, too loud, and no one was louder than Nathan Burdette.
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The brazen daylight shooting happened in the city’s most populous borough, Côte-des-Neiges, and ended after a shootout with the suspect, who was also killed.
Verb
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He is accused of attacking a 27-year-old man with a beer mug inside the Hula Bar on Saturday night.
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Liv Morgan controversially interrupted Iyo Sky's coronation, attacking her and forcing a tap-out.
Adjective
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In public, Newsom speaks often and openly about his errors, fortifying his image as a bumptious, slightly hapless victim of his own enthusiasms.
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The Star of India’s intensely curlicued provenance and bumptious post-sale 20th-century history is a Baedeker for all who might aspire to purchase the Pure Land, should it ever be formally or publicly offered for sale.
Verb
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In just his seventh career start, Bennett (3-3) struck out six with no walks while dominating the last-place Angels until the their two-run eighth.
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Spain finally got on the board after dominating possession and chances thus far.
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“Invading.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invading. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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