1
as in invaded
to enter for conquest or plunder
a fox has been raiding the chicken coop, and now we're down to eight hens
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as in attacked
to take sudden, violent action against
the enemy tribe raided the village just before dawn, taking everyone by surprise
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Recent Examples of raided
The newspaper printed its last edition in June 2021 after police raided its office and froze its assets.
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Chris Lau, CNN Money, 9 Feb. 2026
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
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
At the end of January, investigators with the FBI raided a Fulton County elections hub and confiscated election materials.
—Irene Wright, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026
Authorities raided a home in Las Vegas early Saturday morning and found a similar set-up inside.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
The Paris offices of Elon Musk’s X were raided Tuesday morning as part of the investigation launched last year by the cybercrime division of the Paris public prosecutor’s office.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 3 Feb. 2026
Pakistan's security forces have raided two militant hideouts in the country's southwest, killing 41 insurgents in separate gun battles, the military said Friday.
—Arkansas Online, 31 Jan. 2026
The results came a day after German authorities raided the bank's offices in Berlin and Frankfurt as part of a money laundering probe.
—Hugh Leask,holly Ellyatt,sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2026
Chris Lau, CNN Money, 9 Feb. 2026
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
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
At the end of January, investigators with the FBI raided a Fulton County elections hub and confiscated election materials.
—Irene Wright, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026
Authorities raided a home in Las Vegas early Saturday morning and found a similar set-up inside.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
The Paris offices of Elon Musk’s X were raided Tuesday morning as part of the investigation launched last year by the cybercrime division of the Paris public prosecutor’s office.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 3 Feb. 2026
Pakistan's security forces have raided two militant hideouts in the country's southwest, killing 41 insurgents in separate gun battles, the military said Friday.
—Arkansas Online, 31 Jan. 2026
The results came a day after German authorities raided the bank's offices in Berlin and Frankfurt as part of a money laundering probe.
—Hugh Leask,holly Ellyatt,sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for raided
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There’s Pete Carroll holding the hand of his sobbing grandson as television cameras invaded his personal space.—
Jerry Brewer,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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The Northeast will thaw out from the life-threatening cold that invaded this weekend.—
Kenton Gewecke,
ABC News,
9 Feb. 2026
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The book's Japanese translator was murdered, and others associated with it were attacked.—
Anderson Cooper,
CBS News,
9 Feb. 2026
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Because as Bam Adebayo attacked a second-quarter offensive rebound with seemingly nothing but open air space toward the rim, teammate Kel’el Ware had similar thoughts of contesting that same carom of that Davion Mitchell errant attempt.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Feb. 2026
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Technically, fans stormed the court twice.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
8 Feb. 2026
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The United States has not maintained a physical embassy in Tehran since the Iranian revolution in 1979, when militants stormed the building and held Americans hostage for 444 days.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
6 Feb. 2026
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The charges stem from an incident in which Diggs allegedly assaulted the unnamed female employee over a paycheck dispute at his Dedham, Massachusetts, residence, according to a criminal complaint obtained by The Enterprise, part of the USA TODAY Network.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
9 Feb. 2026
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Then, in 2012, a process server sued Hadder, claiming he was assaulted and wrongfully arrested while trying to serve a subpoena.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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The crash occurred in the area of 175 Mile Hill Road where a motorist heading north struck a man who was walking in the opposite direction with his snowblower in the northbound shoulder, according to Connecticut State Police.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
13 Feb. 2026
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Additional deals have been struck with Lighthouse Home Entertainment for Germany, Mediawan Rights for France, Wild Duck Prods.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Raided.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raided. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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