1
a
: a hostile or predatory incursion
b
: a surprise attack by a small force
2
a
: a brief foray outside one's usual sphere
b
: a sudden invasion by officers of the law
c
: a daring operation against a competitor
d
: the recruiting of personnel (such as faculty, executives, or athletes) from competing organizations
3
: the act of mulcting public money
4
: an attempt by professional operators to depress stock prices by concerted selling
raided; raiding; raids
: to conduct or take part in a raid
: to make a raid on
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Examples of raid in a Sentence
Noun
They launched a raid against the enemy.
Weapons were also seized during the drug raid.
They caught five smugglers in the raid.
Verb
The village was raided often by neighboring tribes.
Police raided the house and found drugs.
Federal agents raided the warehouse, seizing stolen property and arresting five smugglers.
She raided her sister's closet to find something to wear to the party.
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Barnini Chakraborty, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 26 Nov. 2024
Minutes later, an Iskander ballistic missile streaked down—and exploded directly over the shelter, likely destroying the MiG.
The raid was ominously reminiscent of the attacks this summer.
—David Axe, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
Kamal Adwan Hospital was raided by Israeli forces last month over allegations, denied by Palestinian officials, that militants were sheltering there.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Noun
Adding to her woes was an FBI raid on her home this past summer.
—Barnini Chakraborty, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 26 Nov. 2024
Minutes later, an Iskander ballistic missile streaked down—and exploded directly over the shelter, likely destroying the MiG.
The raid was ominously reminiscent of the attacks this summer.
—David Axe, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
Verb
And in what many consider the final blow to her mayoral career, Thao’s home was raided by FBI agents in July.
—Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
Kamal Adwan Hospital was raided by Israeli forces last month over allegations, denied by Palestinian officials, that militants were sheltering there.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Raid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/raid. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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raid
1 of 2 noun
: a sudden attack or invasion
raid
2 of 2 verb
: to make a raid on
raider
noun
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