1
a
: a hostile or predatory incursion
b
: a surprise attack by a small force
2
a
: a brief foray outside one's usual sphere
b
: a sudden invasion by officers of the law
c
: a daring operation against a competitor
d
: the recruiting of personnel (such as faculty, executives, or athletes) from competing organizations
3
: the act of mulcting public money
4
: an attempt by professional operators to depress stock prices by concerted selling
raided; raiding; raids
: to conduct or take part in a raid
: to make a raid on
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Examples of raid in a Sentence
Noun
They launched a raid against the enemy.
Weapons were also seized during the drug raid.
They caught five smugglers in the raid.
Verb
The village was raided often by neighboring tribes.
Police raided the house and found drugs.
Federal agents raided the warehouse, seizing stolen property and arresting five smugglers.
She raided her sister's closet to find something to wear to the party.
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Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
Another video claimed Vice President Harris and her husband were paid $500,000 for tipping off P. Diddy about a federal raid of his home, according to NewsGuard.
—Sam Sabin, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024
This event marks the 1938 November night during which members of the Nazi party raided, destroyed and burned Jewish businesses and synagogues throughout Germany and Austria, killing more than 90 Jewish people.
—Brian Gioiele, Connecticut Post, 1 Nov. 2024
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Noun
Thao’s romantic partner, Andre Jones, has also been named in federal subpoenas issued after the raids.
—Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
Another video claimed Vice President Harris and her husband were paid $500,000 for tipping off P. Diddy about a federal raid of his home, according to NewsGuard.
—Sam Sabin, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
Verb
So when Longo posted about his anger with the DEC for using tax dollars to raid his nonprofit sanctuary, it got picked up by local Republican politicians blaming Gov. Kathy Hochul.
—Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024
This event marks the 1938 November night during which members of the Nazi party raided, destroyed and burned Jewish businesses and synagogues throughout Germany and Austria, killing more than 90 Jewish people.
—Brian Gioiele, Connecticut Post, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Raid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/raid. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.
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raid
1 of 2 noun
: a sudden attack or invasion
raid
2 of 2 verb
: to make a raid on
raider
noun
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