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
This is partially about trolling, partially about upstaging the Paris AI Summit, and partially about trying to slow down a strategic rival who's made recent inroads with President Trump.
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Dan Primack, Axios, 11 Feb. 2025
That might not be too far off, with scientists at the University of Florida making inroads into developing a vaccine for Salmonella infection, and at the same time Moderna is at Phase 3 trial stage with its jab for norovirus.
—New Atlas, 5 Feb. 2025
Against that backdrop, tech giants have made inroads, but while YouTube maintains a dedicated kids arena, concerns persist from parents, educators and government officials about underage kids being served inappropriate fare online.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 10 Feb. 2025
But Trump made inroads with many voters there in last year's presidential race amid concerns of immigration, the economy and public safety.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 8 Feb. 2025
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Dan Primack, Axios, 11 Feb. 2025
That might not be too far off, with scientists at the University of Florida making inroads into developing a vaccine for Salmonella infection, and at the same time Moderna is at Phase 3 trial stage with its jab for norovirus.
—New Atlas, 5 Feb. 2025
Against that backdrop, tech giants have made inroads, but while YouTube maintains a dedicated kids arena, concerns persist from parents, educators and government officials about underage kids being served inappropriate fare online.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 10 Feb. 2025
But Trump made inroads with many voters there in last year's presidential race amid concerns of immigration, the economy and public safety.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 8 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inroad
Noun
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Thousands of Palestinians have been displaced from their homes because of these incursions.—
Hadeel Al-Shalchi,
NPR,
21 Feb. 2025
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The anticommunist atmospherics of the Cold War derailed any further incursions by the Weavers into the pop mainstream.—
Thomas Doherty,
The Hollywood Reporter,
19 Feb. 2025
Noun
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There are no indications of a home invasion or anything like that, sources tell me, but the cops do believe more is going on than first assumed.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
27 Feb. 2025
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That sentiment was compounded earlier in the day when the U.S. joined Russia, North Korea and Belarus in opposing a United Nations resolution condemning the invasion.—
Joe Rubin,
Sacramento Bee,
26 Feb. 2025
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The raid, which included dismantling the working 103 kilogram, 18-karat gold toilet, titled America (2016), took only five minutes.—
Francesca Aton,
ARTnews.com,
25 Feb. 2025
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Related article Three men on trial over $6 million gold toilet stolen in ‘audacious raid’ Estele and his wife hope to build a new house with their half of the money, Debuisson said.—
Jack Guy,
CNN,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Inroad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inroad. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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