FORAYED (INTO) Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

forayed (into)

verb

past tense of foray (into)

as in invaded

to enter for conquest or plunder Vikings foraying into the village

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The day after Israel's modern independence, the armies of Egypt, Syria, Transjordan, Lebanon, and Iraq, with a Saudi contingent in tow, invaded.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026
Putin’s statements, in an interview with Kremlin journalist Pavel Zarubin broadcast late Thursday, doubled down on his claims to territory in Ukraine that Russia invaded and illegally annexed in 2022.

— Catherine Belton, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026

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Last week, Omar’s Washington, DC, home was raided by federal agents from Homeland Security Investigations, an arm of the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

— Miles Bryan, Vox, 22 Oct. 2026
The child's parents were killed in September 2019 when Army Rangers, along with Afghan forces, raided a rural compound.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026

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