invade
verb (used with object)
to enter forcefully as an enemy; go into with hostile intent.
is invading
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present progressiveof invade (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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A nonnative tree-killing insect is invading northern Utah, attacking subalpine fir and potentially triggering yet another die-off of the region's long-stressed conifer forests.
From Science Daily ● May 14, 2024
The way the cold is invading is through a weather phrase that is becoming increasingly familiar to Americans: The polar vortex.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 16, 2024
A possible hypothesis is that the coloration of the snail is an adaptation in the form of camouflage to protect the snail from predators in the region it is invading.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
Their ultimate goal, though, is invading the healthy human brain; in Neuralink’s case, with a two-way interface between your brain and your computing devices, your phones, tablets, and laptops.
From Slate ● Apr. 20, 2021
The Fiesole hills are melting away in the twilight; the evening stillness is invading his whole soul.
From A Handbook to the Works of Browning (6th ed.) by Mrs. Sutherland Orr
