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as in invading
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 attacking
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 raiding
Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 5 Feb. 2026
But is raiding your retirement for a home purchase a financially sound idea?
—Becca Stanek, TheWeek, 4 Feb. 2026
Masked federal agents are detaining citizens without cause and raiding Americans’ homes without a judge’s warrant.
—Lautaro Grinspan, AJC.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Democrats want more sweeping reforms to reign in the tactics, such as prohibiting ICE from deploying excessive force and explicitly preventing them from raiding places of worship, hospitals and schools.
—Sam Gringlas, NPR, 26 Jan. 2026
On January 14, Julio Sosa-Celis was shot in the leg in a home in the north part of the city by ICE as agents were raiding the premises.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 25 Jan. 2026
Security agents have been going door to door, raiding homes to confiscate satellite dishes and arresting anyone who is using the service.
—Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2026
Investigators moved in stages, first raiding his business, then executing a search warrant at his Miami Lakes home.
—Jp Mangalindan, Time, 16 Jan. 2026
Security forces are raiding residential areas and going to people’s rooftops.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Verb
Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin has stressed that the agency is not invading or raiding classrooms.
—Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 5 Feb. 2026
But is raiding your retirement for a home purchase a financially sound idea?
—Becca Stanek, TheWeek, 4 Feb. 2026
Masked federal agents are detaining citizens without cause and raiding Americans’ homes without a judge’s warrant.
—Lautaro Grinspan, AJC.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Democrats want more sweeping reforms to reign in the tactics, such as prohibiting ICE from deploying excessive force and explicitly preventing them from raiding places of worship, hospitals and schools.
—Sam Gringlas, NPR, 26 Jan. 2026
On January 14, Julio Sosa-Celis was shot in the leg in a home in the north part of the city by ICE as agents were raiding the premises.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 25 Jan. 2026
Security agents have been going door to door, raiding homes to confiscate satellite dishes and arresting anyone who is using the service.
—Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2026
Investigators moved in stages, first raiding his business, then executing a search warrant at his Miami Lakes home.
—Jp Mangalindan, Time, 16 Jan. 2026
Security forces are raiding residential areas and going to people’s rooftops.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for raiding
Noun
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There were fights and looting, and by the afternoon, a fire was set at a shop on West Madison Street, according to the documentary notes.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
4 Feb. 2026
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And, as bad as all that looting was, the wealth that remained in Congo constituted only a small percentage of what was being made on markets globally, and from the technology those minerals powered.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The thymus is responsible for producing the body’s T cells, which help to target and destroy invading pathogens.—
Taylor Mitchell Brown,
Scientific American,
14 Feb. 2026
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The Pentagon worries that an expanding Chinese arsenal could be a prelude to invading Taiwan or an attempt to beat America's missile defenses, Panda said.—
Geoff Brumfiel,
NPR,
11 Feb. 2026
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The strategy marks a shift toward attacking cartels’ financial systems as law enforcement pressure mounts on traditional drug routes.—
Alanna Durkin Richer,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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Dan Ndoye is capable of playing in a central attacking role and Morgan Gibbs-White has looked handy playing in a more advanced role.—
Paul Taylor,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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It was revealed during that trial that Low's plundering of the 1MDB sovereign wealth fund exceeded $4 billion.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 Nov. 2025
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Aron Solomon on how the Meta AI copyright decision made libraries sitting ducks for AI plundering.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 June 2025
Verb
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One rider was banned for a year on May 14, 2025 for assaulting a security officer and was banned again for a year just two days later for assaulting a CATS contractor on the Blue Line platform, records obtained by the Observer show.—
Amber Gaudet
Updated February 5,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Feb. 2026
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Investigators said detectives with the Daytona Beach Police Department later found two video clips on Melady’s cellphone allegedly showing him assaulting the woman inside the ambulance.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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Wilcox has a prior criminal history that includes convictions in Nebraska for Hobbs Act robbery, use of a weapon during a violent crime, and the armed robbery of an armored car, as well as convictions for bank robbery in Iowa and various other financial offenses, according to court documents.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
11 Feb. 2026
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Keith Brown, 58, was charged with first-degree murder, three counts of first-degree robbery and several other crimes, local Fox affiliate KTVI reported.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2026
Verb
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This is the second time in three seasons that Duke has been on the other end of a court storming gone wrong.—
Brendan Marks,
New York Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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Officials reviewed the play and determined time was left, so fans had to be cleared for Duke to get one final play before storming the court again when the clock officially hit zero.—
Aaron Beard,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Feb. 2026
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Amid the pillaging of homes, Roman magistrates were likely sent to the city to prevent an anarchic type of existence, based on ancient literary sources the authors referenced in the study.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Raiding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raiding. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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