marauding
Americanadjective
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engaged in raiding for plunder, especially roaming about and ravaging an area.
marauding bands of outlaws.
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undertaken for plunder.
a marauding raid.
adjective
Etymology
Origin of marauding
Example Sentences
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The gang of marauding kids from that movie chased O’Brien through scenes of movies from “Marty Supreme” to an animated riff on “KPop Demon Hunters.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026
Minnesota has sued the Trump administration in an effort to have the marauding immigration raids halted, even if temporarily, citing the letter as evidence of attempted coercion.
From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026
When Jonah Ayunga and his marauding band of brothers feasted on Celtic's desperate confusion and put them to sleep with two goals in a dozen second-half minutes, Hampden erupted.
From BBC • Dec. 14, 2025
Head's heroics came on the back of a blistering spell from marauding pace pair Scott Boland and Mitchell Starc after lunch that sparked a stunning England collapse.
From Barron's • Nov. 22, 2025
But marauding for food was hardly an exceptional activity in North Korea.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
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