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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Alexandra Banner, CNN, 20 Jan. 2025
The incoming administration is expected to conduct raids in major cities like Chicago.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
Scott Travers, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
Listen to this article On Oct. 1, 2020, federal agents raided the home of an Adams County man.
—Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, 9 Jan. 2025
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Noun
His plans also include ICE raids in major metropolitan areas and placing additional restrictions on who is eligible to enter the US.
3.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 20 Jan. 2025
The incoming administration is expected to conduct raids in major cities like Chicago.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
Verb
This small insectivorous bird disappeared as rats raided its nests.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
Listen to this article On Oct. 1, 2020, federal agents raided the home of an Adams County man.
—Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Raid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/raid. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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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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