gate-crash

verb

Definition of gate-crashnext
as in to invade

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gate-crash
  1. invade
  2. infiltrate
  3. trespass
  4. intrude
  5. encroach
  6. infringe
Verb
  • Israel evacuated northern communities to create a security buffer instead of invading Lebanon to directly counter Hezbollah’s missile attacks, effectively allowing Hezbollah to continue its strikes.
    Amos Yadlin, Foreign Affairs, 17 Dec. 2024
  • The parlor, now the living room, was once again invaded by wares, thanks to the commercials that aired on yet another new device, the television.
    Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of invade
Verb
  • In contrast, today’s algorithmic governance operates under the radar, infiltrating the psyche.
    Kate Crawford, WIRED, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The stakes are not purely about data breaches impacting consumers or ransomware infiltrating a network; there’s also the layer of patient safety.
    Christian Espinosa, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of infiltrate
Verb
  • In January Mangione pleaded no contest to trespassing at Nu’uanu Pali Lookout, a public park in Kaneohe, Hawaii, and paid a $100 fine.
    Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 14 Dec. 2024
  • Li was arrested the next day for allegedly trespassing at Mar-a-Lago.
    Louis Casiano, Fox News, 8 Nov. 2024
Definition of trespass
Verb
  • There is, however, a harmonic tension at the heart of the conception, as semitone dissonances pierce the texture in almost every bar—F against E, D-sharp against E, C against B. As one of these twinges is resolved, another intrudes.
    Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
  • Lin said that Philippine vessels had intruded into the shoal's territorial waters, prompting lawful and professional measures from Chinese forces.
    Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of intrude
Verb
  • But there's also a fear that drones can encroach upon personal privacy.
    Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 16 Dec. 2024
  • For the financial industry, the specter of companies like Walmart encroaching on their turf has loomed large.
    Sridhar Natarajanand Jaewon Kang Bloomberg News (WPNS), arkansasonline.com, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of encroach
Verb
  • TikTok fought in court, arguing the ban infringes on the company’s First Amendment rights, but the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit last week denied its petition to review the law and upheld the ban.
    Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Opponents, including the American Civil Liberties Union of Montana, argue the law infringes on private medical decisions.
    Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of infringe
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