raided

past tense of raid
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Recent Examples of raided Troops raided Kamal Adwan in October, and on Tuesday troops stormed and evacuated the Indonesian Hospital. Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2024 Israeli forces previously raided Kamal Adwan in October and stormed the Indonesian Hospital earlier this week, forcing its evacuation. David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024 Last year, Israeli forces raided hospitals in northern Gaza, including Kamal Adwan, Indonesian and al-Awda facilities, alleging they were being used as Hamas strongholds. David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024 Israeli forces raided one of the few remaining hospitals in northern Gaza on Friday and burned it after removing patients from inside, Gaza's health ministry said. David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024 Authorities in Guatemala raided the compound of Lev Tahor, an extremist Jewish sect, and removed 160 children and teenagers after allegations of abuse and human trafficking. Ben Sales, Sun Sentinel, 26 Dec. 2024 Since the start of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, which has sparked a wave of violence in the West Bank, Israel has raided or carried out airstrikes in Jenin multiple times, killing dozens and leaving heavy destruction. Majdi Mohammed and Tia Goldenberg, Los Angeles Times, 25 Dec. 2024 On May 2, police officers raided and cleared the encampment, arresting more than 200 protesters. Orlando Mayorquín, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2024 Paul's arrest came on the same day that Homeland Security agents raided Combs' homes in both Miami and Los Angeles as part of a federal investigation into the rapper. Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for raided
Verb
  • In October, Israeli ground troops invaded southern Lebanon after a year of fighting with Hezbollah militants.
    Josef Federman, Los Angeles Times, 25 Dec. 2024
  • Golfers invaded all courses remaining open.
    Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Caretakers at All Things Wild Rehabilitation believe that Polly, a 1-year-old Pekin duck who's missing part of her bill, was dumped at a pond by her former owner and attacked by a snapping turtle.
    Natalie Escobar, NPR, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The site has previously been attacked by Ukrainian drones.
    David Hambling, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • One of the officers who was assaulted was Brian Sicknick.
    Tom Dreisbach, NPR, 5 Jan. 2025
  • On June 16, 1952, Corporal Fred McGee’s unit assaulted fortified enemy positions near Tang-Wan-Ni Korea.
    Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The visual struck a chord with the general public, and the garter toss was born.
    Ivana Rihter, Vogue, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Here are five species that struck NPR as especially wonderful, both because of the biology of the species, as well as the stories behind their discovery.
    Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 31 Dec. 2024

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“Raided.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raided. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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