as in incursion
a sudden attack on and entrance into hostile territory
made a nighttime foray into the enemy camp and took their command post
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as in to plunder
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Recent Examples of foray
Samantha Subin, CNBC, 27 May 2025
The work involved player evaluation and was his first foray, however rudimentary, into projecting athletes’ future performance.
—David Hill, Rolling Stone, 24 May 2025
Rachel Rabkin Peachman, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
But the expansion signifies more than a category foray for Alchimie Forever.
—Noor Lobad, WWD, 13 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Tesla is still facing fallout from Musk’s political foray, with protests at showrooms and other brand damage.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 27 May 2025
The work involved player evaluation and was his first foray, however rudimentary, into projecting athletes’ future performance.
—David Hill, Rolling Stone, 24 May 2025
Verb
This is not, however, Forbes’ first foray into the recruiting and talent industry.
—Rachel Rabkin Peachman, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
But the expansion signifies more than a category foray for Alchimie Forever.
—Noor Lobad, WWD, 13 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foray
Noun
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In the years since, Chinese incursions into the areas surrounding what Japan refers to as the Senkaku Islands—administered by Japan but also claimed by China, which refers to them as the Diaoyu Islands—have become more frequent, with greater numbers of larger and more heavily armed vessels.—
ELY RATNER,
Foreign Affairs,
27 May 2025
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In response to criticism of the Israeli military’s further incursion into Gaza, Netanyahu launched a blistering attack on British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron and Carney, saying the leaders are on the wrong side of justice.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
23 May 2025
Verb
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After France fell to Germany, the Nazis requisitioned the museum as a sorting facility for art plundered from French Jewish dealers and citizens disenfranchised by the state.—
Nina Siegal,
New York Times,
17 May 2025
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Some Quebecois housed troops or joined pro-patriot militias; others joined the British in firing muskets and artillery at the men invading their homeland and plundering their homesteads.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
12 May 2025
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While some remain in fair condition, others have fallen victim to hazards ranging from ancient invasions to modern development.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
22 May 2025
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Preventive Measures Cultural Practices Since this weed grows the best in open areas with poor soil, keeping your lawn grass thick and healthy is a great line of defense against an invasion.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
22 May 2025
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It was sent to Arron Lambert, the shop’s owner, in January 2022, a month before the Argentinian was sacked.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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The 166-year-old St. Francis College in New York City, has sacked a quarter of its staff.—
Jon Marcus,
NPR,
18 May 2025
Noun
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When Pride Month began The monthlong global celebration began with Gay Pride Week in late June 1970, a year after the violent police raid at New York’s Stonewall Inn, a gay bar.—
Geoff Mulvihill,
Chicago Tribune,
1 June 2025
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Earlier in the year, CBP agents conducted a three-day raid in rural parts of Kern County targeting day laborers and Latino farmworkers.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2025
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Trump since coming to office has punished certain firms for their past clients or causes, stripping them of security clearances and government contracts, while trumpeting deals with others, including titans like Kirkland & Ellis and Latham & Watkins.—
Carrie Johnson,
NPR,
31 May 2025
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But the new deal also strips out some of the fringe benefits seen in his and his predecessor’s prior contracts.—
Garrett Shanley,
Miami Herald,
31 May 2025
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Hamas has acknowledged executing individuals accused of looting and announced a 5,000-member force to combat armed criminals.—
Juwayriah Wright,
Time,
19 May 2025
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All of the 37 public hospitals in Khartoum have been severely damaged and looted, Saad said.—
Emmanuel Akinwotu,
NPR,
16 May 2025
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On Sunday, the editorial staff of Télé Pluriel in the Delmas 19 neighborhood, said heavily armed gang members had broken through the station’s main barrier sometime during the night and set fire to its premises while also pillaging their offices.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
16 Mar. 2025
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Uh uh, method dressing is forever, at least for Timothée Chalamet—until the next role-of-a-lifetime comes along, or the parcels of Bob Dylan ephemera pillaged from the online auction houses stop coming through the young actor’s door that is.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
16 Mar. 2025
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“Foray.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foray. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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