Definitions
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- verb Present participle of
raid .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective characterized by plundering or pillaging or marauding
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Examples
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From the veranda he had seen him fling sticks of exploding dynamite into a screeching mass of blacks who had come raiding from the Beyond in the long war canoes, beaked and black, carved and inlaid with mother-of-pearl, which they had left hauled up on the beach at the door of Meringe.
CHAPTER III 2010
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I think part of the reason why invested players gravitate towards raiding is it provides a structure for playing together.
World of Warcraft is The Loneliest Road Ben Abraham 2009
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However, the notion of party-raiding is not seriously an issue in the District, where the Democratic primary in essence serves as the general election.
D.C. discriminates against unaffiliated voters washingtonpost.com editors 2010
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Also: @Devinius: one-shot means not only to kill with one hit, but it also means, in raiding, you killed it without wiping.
EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson - This is incredibly painful. 2009
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At present, exactly how many male elephants engage in crop-raiding is unknown.
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Bush is a liar and a thief and only interested in raiding the federal treasury for his friends.
Think Progress » Right-Wing Myths About Katrina, Debunked 2005
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In a survey last year, Experian, a credit reference agency, found that 53 out of 71 local authorities reported bin raiding was taking place in their areas, and getting noticeably worse.
B2fxxx 2003
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From the veranda he had seen him fling sticks of exploding dynamite into a screeching mass of blacks who had come raiding from the Beyond in the long war canoes, beaked and black, carved and inlaid with mother-of-pearl, which they had left hauled up on the beach at the door of Meringe.
Chapter 3 1917
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"'Cause they 're pirates, that 's why, and because there 's more money in raiding the private beds."
Chapter XIV 1902
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What’s more, cattle-raiding is traditional in Northern Kenya.
Climate change is mankind’s defining crisis (Mobiot/Lomborg debate) | Serendipity 2009
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