as in incursion
a sudden attack on and entrance into hostile territory
the irruptions of the Goths into Italy in the fifth century
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Recent Examples of irruption
This is the largest owl irruption in Minnesota in two decades.
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Dan Kraker, Twin Cities, 9 Feb. 2025
An irruption is a sudden change in population density.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2023
This irruption of violence dovetailed with the rise of the Ku Klux Klan, which began as a social club in Tennessee and then quickly metastasized into a band of white supremacist terrorists.
—Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2023
Data from recent years show a winter poor as this one was followed, two years later, by the biggest irruption in generations, according to Weidensaul.
—Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2023
The numbers are low for the middle of November, Brady said, and suggest an irruption, in which large numbers of owls move into Wisconsin and the U.S., is unlikely this year.
—Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2021
According to Rauch, the last irruption of snowy owls in the D.C. area was in 2014, when at least four were reported.
—Washington Post, 10 Jan. 2022
The reasons aren’t hard to imagine: the irruption of e-commerce and changes in consumer habits.
—Damian Scalerandi, Forbes, 8 Sep. 2021
The exact cause of an irruption is unknown and difficult to predict, although according to the DNR in recent irruption years more owls had been spotted by this time — 84 in 2017, 82 in 2015 and 44 in 2014.
—Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 30 Nov. 2020
Dan Kraker, Twin Cities, 9 Feb. 2025
An irruption is a sudden change in population density.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2023
This irruption of violence dovetailed with the rise of the Ku Klux Klan, which began as a social club in Tennessee and then quickly metastasized into a band of white supremacist terrorists.
—Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2023
Data from recent years show a winter poor as this one was followed, two years later, by the biggest irruption in generations, according to Weidensaul.
—Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2023
The numbers are low for the middle of November, Brady said, and suggest an irruption, in which large numbers of owls move into Wisconsin and the U.S., is unlikely this year.
—Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2021
According to Rauch, the last irruption of snowy owls in the D.C. area was in 2014, when at least four were reported.
—Washington Post, 10 Jan. 2022
The reasons aren’t hard to imagine: the irruption of e-commerce and changes in consumer habits.
—Damian Scalerandi, Forbes, 8 Sep. 2021
The exact cause of an irruption is unknown and difficult to predict, although according to the DNR in recent irruption years more owls had been spotted by this time — 84 in 2017, 82 in 2015 and 44 in 2014.
—Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 30 Nov. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for irruption
Noun
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The risk of runway incursions demands immediate attention and systematic intervention.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025
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Fashion’s incursion into the running world comes as the sport’s popularity is surging.—
Lei Takanashi,
CNN,
6 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Russia occupied the plant and the surrounding area for more than a month during its push for the capital Kyiv at the beginning of the invasion.—
Max Hunder and Anastasiia Malenko,
USA TODAY,
15 Feb. 2025
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At the time, Russian President Vladimir Putin surely had an inkling that his invasion would probably have a terrible impact on Russia's future Olympic aspirations, said Mietek Boduszyński, who teaches U.S. foreign policy at Pomona College in Claremont, California.—
David K. Li,
NBC News,
13 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Courtesy of Netflix When the raid was going on, a Somali woman named Halima recalls being at a nearby school with 20 children huddled on top of her, vomiting and passing out.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
TIME,
10 Feb. 2025
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The Liberty Police Department was aware of the ICE operation by late Friday afternoon, but department spokesperson Capt. Matt Kellogg was unable to confirm whether the federal agency had notified the local agency before or after the raid.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
8 Feb. 2025
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“Irruption.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irruption. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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