INVADES Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

invades

verb

present tense third-person singular of invade

as in raids

to enter for conquest or plunder a superpower that had a tendency to invade and take over smaller and weaker countries

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Recent Examples of invades A couple of key injuries to defensive starters come as a high-flying offense led by quarterback Jared Goff invades Bank of America Stadium. — Joseph Person, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2026 Damage is often concentrated in the lower areas of the plant, as Verticillium invades hosts from their base, working upwards. — Emily Leahy, Hartford Courant, 7 Sep. 2026 Cover the Soil Like other weeds, ragweed is opportunistic and quickly invades areas of bare soil. — Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 30 Aug. 2026 The larvae come from the Cochliomyia hominivorax fly, which invades open wounds or the mucous membranes of body openings in any warm-blooded animal, including humans, and devours tissue, causing the wounds to become increasingly deep and painful. — Abraham Tellez, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026 The morning after their fight, Russia invades Ukraine, and the two go on with their separation amid the backdrop of sudden social upheaval. — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 21 Aug. 2026 Some tin-pot tyrant decides their country really owns part of another and invades. — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 16 Aug. 2026 After their final payment to an agency in Sofia, fronted by a foreboding redhead equipped with a mechanical smile and a calculator, Russia invades Ukraine. — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2026 Evil Dead Burn follows a family whose lives are torn apart after a demonic spirit invades their home in the wake of a death. — Nigel Smith, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026

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In the character's final scene, as the DEA raids her rural compound, Laurie ties a rope around her neck and jumps from the roof of her home.

— Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 1 June 2026
In the meantime, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) finally raids Laurie's property, thanks to the intel Rue had been giving them.

— Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 1 June 2026

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While Warhol typically dominates in discussions of Basquiat’s connections to other artists, he just one of many—along Blackburn, Rauschenberg, Leonardo, and more.

— Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Pop dominates, but the indie band Geese, rapper Don Toliver and hard-to-classify hyperpop singer Slayyyter add a welcome change of pace.

— Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026

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The Sun occupies only a small area of the sky, meaning incoming sunlight reaches a solar cell within a narrow angular cone.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2026
Those words capture a central tension in the sprawling show, which occupies interconnected galleries at the far end of the museum’s Resnick Pavilion.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026

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The degenerative disease attacks the motor neurons of the brain and spinal cords.

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2026
The advertisement, which was released last week, attacks Vang over her attendance record at the meetings of local government bodies including the Sacramento Regional Transit District and Sacramento Transportation Authority.

— Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026

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