as in raiders
one that starts armed conflict against another especially without reasonable cause
vigilant defenders at the border were quick to repel the invaders
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Recent Examples of invaders
Illegal immigrants are foreign invaders.
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Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
And the President of the United States' highest constitutional duty is to repel foreign invaders.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
And although many people might not associate such sparkly words with Viking invaders, glitter and glimmer are also from Old Norse.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 11 Mar. 2025
Both demonstrate how the Norse invaders eventually made themselves at home.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 11 Mar. 2025
Battles took place between 1642 and 1651, and Sheffield Castle prepared its walls to defend against invaders.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2025
These invaders have disrupted the Great Lakes food web and clogged cities’ water intake systems, causing at least $138 million in damage per year.
—Christine Keiner, The Conversation, 28 Feb. 2025
Indeed, there’s an undoubtedly nationalistic aspect to Timestamp, fostered by scenes of students singing patriotic hymns or saluting the dead during moments of silence, as well as in the lessons teachers give them about Ukrainians bravely resisting Russian invaders.
—Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Feb. 2025
To be effective, mRNA cancer vaccines have to produce a lot of T cells, a type of immune cell that protects the body against invaders.
—Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC News, 19 Feb. 2025
Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
And the President of the United States' highest constitutional duty is to repel foreign invaders.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
And although many people might not associate such sparkly words with Viking invaders, glitter and glimmer are also from Old Norse.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 11 Mar. 2025
Both demonstrate how the Norse invaders eventually made themselves at home.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 11 Mar. 2025
Battles took place between 1642 and 1651, and Sheffield Castle prepared its walls to defend against invaders.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2025
These invaders have disrupted the Great Lakes food web and clogged cities’ water intake systems, causing at least $138 million in damage per year.
—Christine Keiner, The Conversation, 28 Feb. 2025
Indeed, there’s an undoubtedly nationalistic aspect to Timestamp, fostered by scenes of students singing patriotic hymns or saluting the dead during moments of silence, as well as in the lessons teachers give them about Ukrainians bravely resisting Russian invaders.
—Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Feb. 2025
To be effective, mRNA cancer vaccines have to produce a lot of T cells, a type of immune cell that protects the body against invaders.
—Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC News, 19 Feb. 2025
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“Invaders.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invaders. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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