as in raids
to enter for conquest or plunder
a superpower that had a tendency to invade and take over smaller and weaker countries
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Recent Examples of invades
Moisture invades your porch cushions and flooring, leading to the growth of mold, mildew, and algae.
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2026
Both sides gave conflicting accounts of the incident, which follows weeks of retaliation from China after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi suggested Tokyo might intervene if China invades Taiwan.
—semafor.com, 8 Dec. 2025
Stove God Cooks invades the scene while barring up from outside the driver’s window POV.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 12 Nov. 2025
When a new and potentially harmful germ invades our immune system, the body reacts by raising its core temperature.
—Erika Edwards, NBC news, 6 Nov. 2025
In contrast, prostate cancer tumors will often have an irregular shape with blurred edges as the cancer invades surrounding tissue.
—Md Published, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
Israel invades Gaza as UN report alleges genocide.
—Sam Tobin, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
This comes through most clearly in the depiction of Baktan Cross, a sanctuary city that Lockjaw invades via Operation Boot Heel, and whose citizens band together and fight back.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
In rare serious cases, the virus invades the nervous system, causing meningitis, encephalitis (swelling of the brain), paralysis or death.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for invades
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Some owls will hunt the wildlife that raids our garbage cans, like skunks and opossums.—
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November raids By mid-November, law enforcement had collected enough evidence to conduct early-morning raids, including on North Carey Street at the home of Shawn Oliver.—
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Ash, dark and warm, dominates the landscape here.—
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While free agency largely dominates the headlines at this point in the MLB offseason, Thursday marks an important deadline for clubs to take care of some other important business ahead of the new season.—
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This horror ravages Africa far beyond Nigeria.—
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However, as a geostorm ravages Earth, Athena and Hen’s space mission teeters on the edge.—
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The winner of a duel conquers his opponent’s square, gaining more ground – the loser leaves the game.—
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For Nawaf Abdulhadi, joy comes when the choir conquers a difficult phrase in perfect unison.—
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The property occupies a sizable 6,868-square-foot lot.—
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Hisense says cyan occupies a part of the spectrum where the human eye is especially sensitive, allowing the panel to render smoother gradients, more realistic tones and subtler transitions without oversaturation.—
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According to the Hindu, local eyewitnesses have said that the elephant attacks mostly at night while people are sleeping, and residents have been using firecrackers and patrol teams to keep the animal away from heavily populated areas.—
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Russia attacks Ukraine with new Oreshnik ballistic missile Russia attacked Ukraine overnight with a new hypersonic ballistic missile, an advanced weapon capable of carrying a nuclear warhead.—
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“Invades.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invades. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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