as in raided
to enter for conquest or plunder
a superpower that had a tendency to invade and take over smaller and weaker countries
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Recent Examples of invaded
Ukraine prompts the return of sketches One year almost to the day after the COVID Diary ended, Russia invaded Ukraine.
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Jan Ellen Spiegel,
Hartford Courant,
29 June 2026
Upon their return, most ended up in countries that were invaded and subdued by the German army.
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Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 June 2026
Late in the war, the US invaded the island in a multi-week siege that caused thousands of deaths on both sides.
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Lilit Marcus,
CNN Money,
27 June 2026
Israel invaded Lebanon and has expanded its control.
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Ben Finley,
Chicago Tribune,
27 June 2026
Israel invaded Southern Lebanon in March, an operation that has killed at least 3,500 people and displaced more than 1 million, according to the United Nations.
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Vivian Salama,
The Atlantic,
27 June 2026
Israel invaded Lebanon and has expanded its control.
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Ben Finley,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
Fans of the international soccer version of the Dallas Cowboys invaded pubs from Dallas to Arlington to Fort Worth in advance of their match against Croatia.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 June 2026
Since Russia first invaded the country, drones have become a key part of Ukraine’s strategy, aiming at undermining the Russian army’s logistics operations.
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Alex Knapp,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
Jan Ellen Spiegel,
Hartford Courant,
29 June 2026
Upon their return, most ended up in countries that were invaded and subdued by the German army.
—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 June 2026
Late in the war, the US invaded the island in a multi-week siege that caused thousands of deaths on both sides.
—
Lilit Marcus,
CNN Money,
27 June 2026
Israel invaded Lebanon and has expanded its control.
—
Ben Finley,
Chicago Tribune,
27 June 2026
Israel invaded Southern Lebanon in March, an operation that has killed at least 3,500 people and displaced more than 1 million, according to the United Nations.
—
Vivian Salama,
The Atlantic,
27 June 2026
Israel invaded Lebanon and has expanded its control.
—
Ben Finley,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
Fans of the international soccer version of the Dallas Cowboys invaded pubs from Dallas to Arlington to Fort Worth in advance of their match against Croatia.
—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 June 2026
Since Russia first invaded the country, drones have become a key part of Ukraine’s strategy, aiming at undermining the Russian army’s logistics operations.
—
Alex Knapp,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for invaded
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Kerr’s home in Florida was raided by the FBI on the same day.
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Emilee Hackney is an eighth-generation Appalachian who grew up in the coalfields of southwest Virginia in a family so impoverished her parents occasionally raided her and her brother’s piggy banks to pay the mortgage and buy groceries.
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His hometown of Petite Riviere in Haiti’s main agricultural region, the Artibonite, has been ravaged by armed attacks.
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The tree’s limbs were lopped off in the wake of January 2025’s Eaton fire, which ravaged Altadena and part of Pasadena, but all these months after the fire, there’s new growth on the tree.
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In the first decisive victory of this tournament’s knockout stage, France dominated Sweden Tuesday with a 3-0 win that guaranteed the French another match this week.
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Highlight reels are dominated by exceptional athletes doing exceptional things.
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Daga, Berto, Angel, Bronco Nima and Karmen Petrovic attacked El Grande Americano and took off their jackets to reveal their Los Perros del Mal T-shirts.
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The prosecution said the two activists had incited a mob that subsequently attacked a security vehicle, seized the soldier and beat him to death with sticks and bricks.
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The story here is how the Minions conquered Hollywood and became movie stars, which has charmed critics especially, with so many homages to classic Hollywood film.
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But Alexca, a bubbly toddler who giggles and runs about, has conquered her grandmother’s heart.
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But the location of his grave was lost once British troops retook the city in late 1778 and occupied it through the war’s end, camping in the cemetery.
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Dying was such a momentous thing to do, and while Matthew, their dear friend, their cousin-brother, had been off doing it, the women had occupied themselves with such frivolities as cleaning and heat.
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“Invaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invaded. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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