raiding 1 of 2

noun

Definition of raidingnext
as in looting

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verb

present participle of raid
1
as in invading
to enter for conquest or plunder a fox has been raiding the chicken coop, and now we're down to eight hens

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2
as in attacking
to take sudden, violent action against the enemy tribe raided the village just before dawn, taking everyone by surprise

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for raiding
  1. invading
  2. attacking
  3. assaulting
  4. robbery
  5. robbing
  6. plunder
Verb
  • Look for identifiers in employee behavior to unearth anything unusual without invading privacy.
    James Henderson, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
  • The Last Dance debuted in late October and starred Tom Hardy as a journalist who is possessed by Venom in a bid to stop even more malevolent aliens from invading earth.
    Caroline Reid, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of invading
Verb
  • The moves sparked a wave of opprobrium from Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Qatar, which accused Israel of attacking Syria’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
    Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
  • It was inspired by the Central Park Five, the name given to the Black and Latino teen-agers who in 1989 were wrongly accused of attacking and raping a white woman in Central Park.
    Calvin Tomkins, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of attacking
Verb
  • He was also convicted of assaulting a child over an eight-year period between 2010 and 2018.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The Alexanders also procured drugs, including GHB and cocaine, and would sometimes spike women's drinks before assaulting them, the indictment said.
    Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of assaulting
Noun
  • Readers of the book, which is back in print (with a new title) after three decades off the shelves, will note the film’s fidelity to life, particularly in the robbery and heist scenes.
    Ali Winston, WIRED, 6 Dec. 2024
  • As Husk investigates the apparent activities of The Order nearby, the connections between the robberies and The Order’s activities tighten.
    Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of robbery
Verb
  • Rebels have continuously celebrated their victory by robbing the Syrian Central Bank, sacking the Syrian presidential palace, and firing guns into the air.
    Ross O'Keefe, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Arrest documents say Young denied robbing anyone and requested an attorney.
    Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of robbing
Noun
  • Swiss zoologists, botanists, engineers, priests and nuns from missionary societies, merchants and rentier businesspeople, warlords and mercenaries ventured out to participate in plunder and looting as adjuncts or sidekicks of the stronger world powers and financiers.
    Percy Zvomuya, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Major museums in the West devoted to the presentation and preservation of art objects have fitfully begun acknowledging their ties to histories of violence and plunder.
    Leslie Camhi, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2024
Definition of plunder
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