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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gate-crash
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Finland and Sweden, both of which had tried for decades to steer clear of superpower gamesmanship, joined NATO after Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022.—
Josh Holder,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025 -
The administration argues that members of Tren de Aragua have invaded the U.S. and are a national security threat.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2025
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But when the Israeli secret service recruits Uri for a dangerous mission in Germany, he is forced to return home and infiltrate a cell of SS veterans with the aim of locating the Nazi war criminal, Mengele.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
23 Mar. 2025
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With time running out and no viable diplomatic solutions, authorities send in Snake to infiltrate the island and rescue the President in exchange for his own freedom.—
Travis Bean,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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The idea behind militarizing the buffer zone is that any apprehensions by service members would be treated similarly to trespassing on a military base, with troops holding migrants until law enforcement arrives.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
19 Mar. 2025
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Patrol officers were dispatched to the 300 block of Asylum Street Tuesday on a report of a person trespassing on the property and refusing to leave, according to Lt. Aaron Boisvert of the Hartford Police Department.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
25 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Linux updates never steal focus or intrudes on your work.—
Jason Evangelho,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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That’s melanin—the same pigment that darkens human skin—which fungi use to protect themselves against other, intruding fungi.—
Katarina Zimmer,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 Feb. 2025
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While fire hasn’t encroached on the home yet, a fire burned on the other side of the mountain, Rodney Nelson said.—
Jeff A. Chamer,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Mar. 2025
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The laws that passed after 9/11 also undermined the First Amendment by encroaching on Americans’ religious liberty.—
Abdallah Fayyad,
Vox,
27 Mar. 2025
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In 2020, the court said that the free speech rights of conversion therapists were being infringed upon by a ban, enjoining bans on conversion therapy in three states—Alabama, Georgia, and Florida.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
26 Mar. 2025
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Of note: Your Content must not be false, defamatory, misleading or hateful, or infringe any copyright or any other third-party rights or otherwise be unlawful.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
25 Mar. 2025
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“Gate-crash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gate-crash. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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