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noun

ˈfȯr-ˌā How to pronounce foray (audio)
Definition of foraynext
as in incursion
a sudden attack on and entrance into hostile territory made a nighttime foray into the enemy camp and took their command post

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verb

as in to plunder

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Recent Examples of foray
Noun
Occupying a particularly picturesque and secluded stretch of headland, where Aleppo pines drape rocky coves and the cerulean Mediterranean waves lick the similarly shaded horizon, the resort is the hospitality group’s first foray into the Balearics. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2026 The collaboration marks Aiello’s first foray into loungewear. — Emily Mercer, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2026
Verb
In my view, forays far afield — for all seasons and all reasons —have led to systematic errors in the conduct of macroeconomic policy. — Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2026 After the 2004 season ended, Cooper forayed back into the NBA with the Denver Nuggets as an assistant in 2004 and as their interim head coach for a portion of the 2004-05 season. — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for foray
Recent Examples of Synonyms for foray
  1. incursion
  2. plunder
  3. invasion
  4. sack
  5. raid
  6. strip
  7. loot
  8. pillage
Noun
  • Scores of drones have crossed into Romanian airspace over the past two years, with officials attributing many of the incursions to Russia.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Lithuanian authorities urged residents in two northern counties along the Latvian border to take cover early Sunday because of a possible drone incursion, public broadcaster LRT reported.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of incursion
Verb
  • Social media posts and merchant reports said luxury and beauty stores, including Sephora, Celine, Burberry and Louis Vuitton, were plundered.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026
  • As noted recently by Deadline, other Chinese AI models continue to plunder IP, including MiniMax H3, which generated videos that violated studio brand safety standards 55% of the time when an image was used in a prompt.
    — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of plunder
Noun
  • Oleshky, like a large portion of the Kherson region, has been occupied by Russian forces since the early weeks of the invasion.
    — Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 27 Oct. 2026
  • The classmate, Joleene Altum, sued Griffin for emotional distress and invasion of privacy, and Griffin countersued for defamation in a bitter, ongoing legal battle.
    — Ben Smith, semafor.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of invasion
Verb
  • Then the defense picked it up last week, picking off Justin Herbert twice (one was called back) and sacking him four times.
    — Scott Chasen, Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2026
  • When Ole Miss sacked Manning early in the second half and recovered his fumble in the end zone for a touchdown, there was a run on antacids at the concession stands.
    — Mac Engel October 25, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of sack
Noun
  • Five dolphins died in less than eight months, sparking public outrage, raids by law enforcement and a criminal investigation.
    — Valerie Greene, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026
  • This housing raid would put roughly 150,000 homes under the government’s control — about seven percent of Berlin’s housing supply — in what would no doubt be a doomed effort to curb rising rents.
    — Editorial Board, Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of raid
Verb
  • Airbnb guests can say goodbye to checkout chores like washing dishes, stripping beds and taking out the trash under a new policy announced this week.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The deception ultimately became the basis for a federal civil lawsuit seeking to strip her of citizenship.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of strip
Verb
  • Rescue operations were complicated, with police firing tear gas at people who had begun looting neighboring shops, as officers sought to clear the area and provide access to emergency response teams.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The Paris march began peacefully, a week after widespread rioting and looting during protests across the country.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of loot
Verb
  • Shopkeepers who’ve found their livelihoods suddenly at stake wonder where the police were while groups looted and pillaged with impunity.
    — Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Sudan’s civil war, a conflict credibly described as the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, has seen violence matched only by the belligerents’ rapacity in pillaging the country’s riches.
    — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of pillage

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