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noun

ˈrād How to pronounce raid (audio)
Definition of raidnext
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as in invasion
a sudden attack on and entrance into hostile territory repeated Viking raids wore down the defenses of the seaside village

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2
as in attack
the act or action of setting upon with force or violence an early morning raid by Federal agents took the smugglers in their hideout by surprise

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verb

1
as in to invade
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 to attack
to take sudden, violent action against the enemy tribe raided the village just before dawn, taking everyone by surprise

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Noun
Orantes also expressed frustration with the handling of her father’s arrest — to which federal authorities had clearly alerted some media, who were brought along for the raid. — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 20 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, 20 Oct. 2026
Verb
Authorities on Wednesday raided the headquarters of one of Turkey ’s few broadcasters not aligned with the government, and appointed a trustee manager to oversee the popular news channel as part of an investigation into alleged corruption. — ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026 Its largest medical center, Al-Shifa Hospital, was besieged, bombed, and raided, under false pretexts, resulting in hundreds of deaths inside. — Literary Hub, 13 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for raid
Recent Examples of Synonyms for raid
  1. invasion
  2. attack
  3. invade
  4. assault
  5. incursion
  6. offensive
  7. storm
  8. strike
Noun
  • After Russia’s February 2022 invasion of Ukraine, Germany, which in 2021 had imported more than half of its gas from Russia, initially opposed an embargo on Russian oil and gas before reversing course in May of that year.
    — Claas Mertens, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2026
  • The prospect of a Chinese invasion has long loomed over Taiwan’s horizon.
    — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of invasion
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  • On three separate occasions in the past week, Ukraine didn’t receive early warnings about missile attacks.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 21 Oct. 2026
  • OpenCode had been running its defense with an OpenAI model, which started to refuse its requests in the middle of the attack.
    — Emily Forlini, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of attack
Verb
  • 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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  • Becerril had been assaulted before his body was placed in the trunk, according to the CHP.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The women, who don't know each other, allege they were assaulted by Brand between 1999 and 2009 in locations including workplaces, a hotel room and a bathroom at a bar.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
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  • 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
Noun
  • Ukrainian officials say that the offensive has disrupted Russia’s assault on Sloviansk and Kramatorsk, key Ukrainian strongholds in the Donbas region.
    — Anastasiia Parafeniuk, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Advertisement Leaders contemplating an October surprise or an offensive after the midterms must remember that uncomfortable truth.
    — Ali Vaez, Time, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of offensive
Verb
  • Protests last week devolved into mayhem, with people setting fires, storming public buildings, smashing shop windows, looting and clashing with police.
    — ELITSA GADEVA, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Republicans stormed to their first majority in the House (54 seats net) in 40 years and recaptured the Senate with eight new seats there as well.
    — Ron Elving, NPR, 24 Oct. 2026
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  • From accessing their money to ordering a taxi or takeout, millions of Russians were feeling the impact of Ukrainian strikes on the data centers of the country’s internet giant Yandex in their daily life.
    — Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026
  • At least one person died and more than a dozen were injured in a major Ukrainian drone strike yesterday on Saint Petersburg, Russia's former imperial capital.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 19 Oct. 2026
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“Raid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raid. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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