Thesaurus results for IRRUPTION

irruption

noun

i-ˈrəp-shən

Definition of irruption

as in incursion

a sudden attack on and entrance into hostile territory the irruptions of the Goths into Italy in the fifth century

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Recent Examples of irruption Central to this tumultuous state of aﬀairs was the irruption of graﬃti that took the city by surprise starting sometime in the late 1960s as new products like spray-paint and permanent markers were made easily available. — Antonio Sergio Bessa, Curbed, 20 Oct. 2025 Orwell narrowed it down to the Edwardian era — 1901 to 1919 — long before the irruptions of two world wars and the Great Depression. — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025 Danger lurks But the irruption is an end of a lifetime for some of the owls. — Dan Kraker, Twin Cities, 9 Feb. 2025

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The first such meeting was held last week at Malcolm X College where several speakers railed against CPD’s response to the incursion of federal immigration authorities last year.

— Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026
Pascuala’s killing came weeks after Asháninka communities along the Peru-Brazil border raised alarms about armed incursions into Indigenous territories.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026

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Bessent's remarks came as Siluanov's first in-person appearance at the summit since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022 drew objections from other European leaders.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
Hate him, despise him, be jealous of his wealth, but support his efforts to destroy Iran and hopefully end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026

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Last month, burglars stole millions of dollars worth of jewelry from the museum of French luxury glassmaker Lalique in a daring early morning raid.

— CBS News, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
According to witnesses of the raid, local police and Canyon County sheriff’s deputies assisted ICE agents by zip-tying children and detaining people without asking about their immigration status.

— Rachel Spacek, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026

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