gate-crashing

verb

Definition of gate-crashingnext
present participle of gate-crash
as in invading

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gate-crashing
  1. invading
  2. infiltrating
  3. trespassing
Verb
  • Look for identifiers in employee behavior to unearth anything unusual without invading privacy.
    James Henderson, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
  • The Last Dance debuted in late October and starred Tom Hardy as a journalist who is possessed by Venom in a bid to stop even more malevolent aliens from invading earth.
    Caroline Reid, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of invading
Verb
  • In the movie, director Justin Folk films Matt Walsh infiltrating leaders in diversity movements and causing a scene in disguise.
    Fred Topel, Deadline, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Several crew members from Girls Gone Wild's heyday express remorse for their part in promulgating the Francis method of infiltrating spring break towns and exploiting young, drunk women in the docuseries.
    Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of infiltrating
Verb
  • Excessive, continuous, or untimely barking, molesting passersby, chasing vehicles, habitually attacking other domestic animals, trespassing upon school grounds, or trespassing on private property that leads to damaged property is deemed a nuisance.
    Jade Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Dec. 2024
  • He was also arrested for trespassing onto a construction site in Osaka.
    Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of trespassing
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Thesaurus Entries Near gate-crashing

gate-crashes

gate-crashing

gated

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