Thesaurus results for INVASION

invasion

noun

in-ˈvā-zhən

as in incursion

a sudden attack on and entrance into hostile territory the invasion of the Soviet Union by Germany during World War II

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Recent Examples of invasion Junior Stanislas equalised in the 87th minute, which led to a pitch invasion by roughly 50 home fans. —

Roshane Thomas, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025 Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. —

Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 12 Feb. 2025 Following Zelensky's comments, Jeremy Pizzi, a legal adviser in Kyiv with Global Rights Compliance, a human rights group helping Kyiv document Russian war crimes, said any ceasefire must include guarantees to Ukraine that safeguard an end to the invasion on its own terms. —

Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025 Most observers believe that an invasion is not imminent; the risk of an all-out war with the U.S., potentially killing hundreds of thousands of people, is too great. —

Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for invasion