as in incursion
a sudden attack on and entrance into hostile territory
the army is finally making inroads into enemy territory
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Recent Examples of inroad
Gangs’ continued inroads outside of the capital are raising fears that more cities could fall to the powerful gang coalition known as Viv Ansanm, Living Together.
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2025
In Europe, where BYD is making inroads and building two manufacturing plants, Tesla is struggling with slumping sales.
—John Liu, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, Democrats sought to make inroads in the president’s home state of Florida, where two special House elections emerged as last-minute sleeper races that had some Republicans on edge.
—Julia Manchester, The Hill, 2 Apr. 2025
Do Democrats make inroads in a deep-red Florida district?
—Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 1 Apr. 2025
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2025
In Europe, where BYD is making inroads and building two manufacturing plants, Tesla is struggling with slumping sales.
—John Liu, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, Democrats sought to make inroads in the president’s home state of Florida, where two special House elections emerged as last-minute sleeper races that had some Republicans on edge.
—Julia Manchester, The Hill, 2 Apr. 2025
Do Democrats make inroads in a deep-red Florida district?
—Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 1 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inroad
Noun
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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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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
Noun
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With autonomous, always-active agents, the risk of privacy invasion becomes even greater.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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But since Hamas' October 7 attack and Israel's retaliatory invasion of Gaza, a new player in that conflict threatens not just digital infrastructure in Israel but also critical systems in the US and around the world.—
Andy Greenberg,
Wired News,
14 Apr. 2025
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The police, several older unhoused people explained to me, were making their lives increasingly difficult by staging regular raids.—
Sarah Stillman,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
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Critics say such raids sow fear in vulnerable communities.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Apr. 2025
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“Inroad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inroad. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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