Raid and Sweep

Raid

Raid noun - A sudden attack on and entrance into hostile territory.

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Sweep and raid are semantically related. in attack topic. In some cases you can use "Sweep" instead the word "Raid" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: raided, raider, raiding

Sweep noun - An area over which activity, capacity, or influence extends.

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Raid and sweep are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Raid" instead a noun "Sweep".

Nearby Words: sweeping, sweeper

full	full raid	full sweep
long	long raid	long sweep
single	single raid	single sweep
entire	entire raid	entire sweep
Other adjectives: huge, opening, new.

base	raid base	sweep base
room	raid room	sweep room
world	raid world	sweep world
game	raid game	sweep game
Other words: apartment, city, races, fleets.

The Horde: Before a tentative truce was struck between Alera and the Gargant/Horse clans of the Marat, almost the only contact between the two peoples was when a Marat horde would sweep into the Calderon Valley to raid the Steadholts there.

Source: Literature / Codex Alera

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