as in incursion
a sudden attack on and entrance into hostile territory
made a nighttime foray into the enemy camp and took their command post
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as in to plunder
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Recent Examples of foray
Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 27 Jan. 2025
This isn’t Google’s first foray into the face-as-a-cursor space.
—Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 22 Jan. 2025
Njera Perkins, Peoplemag, 30 July 2024
In the 1990s, Hardy forayed into astrology literature, while continuing to expand the borders of her adult-contemporary pop with albums like Le Danger and songs with Blur and Iggy Pop.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 12 June 2024
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Noun
This marks Alec’s first foray into reality television.
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 27 Jan. 2025
This isn’t Google’s first foray into the face-as-a-cursor space.
—Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 22 Jan. 2025
Verb
In addition to a prolific rap career, Chino also forayed into acting in the early 2000s, appearing in the 2003 rom-com Alex & Emma, The Young and the Restless, Reno 911! and CSI: Miami.
—Njera Perkins, Peoplemag, 30 July 2024
In the 1990s, Hardy forayed into astrology literature, while continuing to expand the borders of her adult-contemporary pop with albums like Le Danger and songs with Blur and Iggy Pop.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 12 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foray
Noun
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As Ronald Allen learned, plaintiffs have to prove they have been harmed by the incursion.—
Alana Semuels,
TIME,
28 Jan. 2025
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But while French speakers still resist the incursion of English, Quebec City is evolving.—
Vjosa Isai,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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Fishing fleets hailing mostly from East Asia and Europe are plundering the southwest Indian Ocean, which spans from Kenya to the South African coast and includes Madagascar's waters.—
Sira Thierij,
NPR,
26 Dec. 2024
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All three were plundered by thieves in ancient and medieval times, so many of the items originally left are no longer there.—
Benedict Cosgrove,
Newsweek,
18 Dec. 2024
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Google worked with the Israeli military in the immediate aftermath of its ground invasion of the Gaza Strip, racing to beat out Amazon to provide AI services, according to company documents obtained by the Washington Post.—
Gaby Del Valle,
The Verge,
22 Jan. 2025
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Accusations of privacy invasions Harry accuses the company's journalists and private investigators of unlawfully gaining access to his personal information over many years.—
David Folkenflik,
NPR,
21 Jan. 2025
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Jalen Hurts has been sacked on 18 percent of pass plays.—
Michael Salfino,
The Athletic,
23 Jan. 2025
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He was not sacked in the game, and Washington was 3-for-4 on fourth-down conversion attempts.—
Ryan Gaydos,
Fox News,
23 Jan. 2025
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His plans also include ICE raids in major metropolitan areas and placing additional restrictions on who is eligible to enter the US. 3.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN,
20 Jan. 2025
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The incoming administration is expected to conduct raids in major cities like Chicago.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
20 Jan. 2025
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The constitutional amendment also stripped Levine Cava of her previous power as head of elections for Miami-Dade and the chief financial steward of the county — authority now held by an independent elections supervisor, tax collector and comptroller.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
31 Jan. 2025
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In 2018, his first administration sought to strip the status from Salvadorans, on the grounds that the earthquake that had prompted the U.S. to grant it back in 2001 was long past, even if other crises had since occurred.—
Gisela Salim-Peyer,
The Atlantic,
31 Jan. 2025
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With the cease-fire between Israel and Hamas taking effect, aid convoys seemed to enter Gaza without issues, and no attempts at stealing or looting the aid were reported on Sunday or Monday, according to Juliette Touma, a spokeswoman for the main U.N. agency that assists Palestinians.—
Hiba Yazbek,
New York Times,
20 Jan. 2025
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Residents remain barred from certain parts of Los Angeles, as authorities work to bring back utilities (and worry about looting).—
Nicole Fallert,
USA TODAY,
16 Jan. 2025
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Her crew pillages the ship for any remaining resources, but their only reward for their betrayal of principles is some lamp oil and six bottles of brandy.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
3 Jan. 2025
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Then, around 614-612 B.C., invaders from Babylonia (modern-day southern and central Iraq) and Media (modern-day western Iran) pillaged and burned the temple as the Assyrian Empire collapsed at the hands of its enemies.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
23 Dec. 2024
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“Foray.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foray. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.
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