Thesaurus results for INVASIONS

invasions

noun

plural of invasion

as in incursions

a sudden attack on and entrance into hostile territory the invasion of the Soviet Union by Germany during World War II

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Recent Examples of invasions In a possible Supreme Court case, border guards’ invasions of privacy collide with the Fourth Amendment. — George F. Will, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026 In the nineteen-thirties—a decade of political assassinations, failed military coups, brutal invasions of China, and a hard-right reaction against the relative liberalism of the nineteen-twenties—the yakuza embraced the Zeitgeist with gusto. — Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026 The limits of burying the bad news Each of these interventions, whether reckless, self-destructive trade barriers, massive military invasions, or offensive divisive speeches, soaks up attention. — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 7 Oct. 2026 The trailer cuts between the printing press, lavish dinner parties, trains, home invasions and kidnappings, showing just how far the new tabloid is willing to go. — Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026 These incidents heighten fears of physical attacks and social engineering, as attackers leverage personal data for home invasions and kidnappings, a trend Chainalysis notes is rising. — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026 When Debbie, Susan, and Thom come over for a double-date pizza night, only Bret is concerned about the spate of recent home invasions, the missing pets, and the desecration of the griffin mascot. — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2026 That history includes colonial-era rebellions, using drones to monitor land invasions for legal ecological complaints, and protests against new or proposed laws. — Chenier Carpio Opua, The Conversation, 5 Aug. 2026 Against all odds, Flamengo overcame the multiple avian invasions to win the match 1-0. — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2026

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Merrony also theorized that Maximus may have visited the region in response to incursions by Irish groups during the fourth century, before departing Britain for continental Europe.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026
But as vaccination rates have slipped nationwide in recent years and outbreaks grow bigger and more frequent, domestic travel now poses a greater risk than international incursions.

— Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of incursions

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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
Faheem Akram, 33, was arrested after a weekslong search involving raids across several parts of the country, a senior official at the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency, Atif Ameer, told reporters.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026

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