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Recent Examples of Synonyms for encroachment
Noun
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Rhodes experienced a similar intrusion, with the same fan attempting to touch him inappropriately.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Mar. 2025 -
Too much saltwater intrusion in the soil can weaken and eventually kill a cherry tree, according to the NPS.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
24 Mar. 2025
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Hubbard was in Izyum when Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022.—
Patrick Reevell,
ABC News,
4 Apr. 2025
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The strike in President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's hometown was one of Moscow's deadliest this year in the conflict, launched with the Kremlin's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.—
Yuliia Dysa and Tom Balmforth,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2025
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Judge Aileen Cannon began presiding over a second copyright infringement lawsuit involving Taylor Swift on Thursday.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Mar. 2025
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Ye, the artist formerly known as Kanye West, is being sued for copyright infringement.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
27 Mar. 2025
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The suspect faces additional charges including grand theft, armed trespass and possession of a firearm by a minor, according to the news release.—
Garfield Hylton,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Mar. 2025
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Charles was once a player on the New York Knicks for 10 seasons, and in February 2017, he was arrested on three counts of assault and one count of criminal trespass following an altercation with security.—
Liza Esquibias,
People.com,
24 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The new system considers 100 as the highest possible score, which indicates no violations.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Apr. 2025
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That came after Twins pitcher Simeon Woods Richardson was given a pitch-clock violation that led to a walk for the Royals’ Jonathan India.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
8 Apr. 2025
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The drone attacks come as Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky acknowledged for the first time that his forces had staged an incursion into Russia's Belgorod region, although one military analyst told Newsweek that the operation was not an intensive one.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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That said, those incursions into Florida territory proved fruitless, which probably shouldn’t come as a surprise.—
Nick Ashbourne,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Encroachment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encroachment. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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