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as in wandering
to commit an offense
I consider him to be trespassing against all of us when he trespasses against any one of us
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Recent Examples of trespassing
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
According to the body camera footage and records, the officers responded to a call made by employees of a Circle K store and gas station that another man, who was white, was trespassing.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 18 Oct. 2024
As for the Confederate soldiers, who were supposedly hiding out after stealing Union gold, archeologists believe they were killed by Native Americans for trespassing on sacred ground.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 18 Oct. 2024
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
According to the body camera footage and records, the officers responded to a call made by employees of a Circle K store and gas station that another man, who was white, was trespassing.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 18 Oct. 2024
As for the Confederate soldiers, who were supposedly hiding out after stealing Union gold, archeologists believe they were killed by Native Americans for trespassing on sacred ground.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 18 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trespassing
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He is seen wandering around the vicinity of the New York Hilton Midtown, on Sixth Avenue between West 53rd and 54th Streets, and goes back and forth for a bit before heading toward a Starbucks.Rebekah Riess, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
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By far the softest socks on our list, Paka’s combination of tencel and ultra-fine alpaca fibers are an absolute joy to wear and have even become our go-to socks for wandering around the house.Maggie Slepian, Travel + Leisure, 10 Dec. 2024
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Chin Jinping, 61, could face anywhere between no prison time and five years behind bars as well as the possibility of losing his U.S. citizenship after admitting his role in the brazen Chinese spying scheme.John Annese, New York Daily News, 18 Dec. 2024
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Luigi Mangione, the suspect accused in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, is set to appear Thursday at an extradition hearing in Pennsylvania after Manhattan prosecutors filed a slew of new charges related to the brazen attack.Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
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Companies that fail to do so risk falling behind as consumers, investors, and regulators demand higher standards.Christopher Marquis, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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The nearly 300-mile trek from Atlanta was pivotal in showing the Confederacy was falling apart as Sherman’s troops gutted much of the key slave state.Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 11 Dec. 2024
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More specifically, the impudent Skull Kid steals the Ocarina of Time and turns Link into a Deku Scrub, those antagonistic tree cannons first introduced in Ocarina.Ashley Bardhan, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2024
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In short, Moscow sees Montenegro as both strategically valuable and an impudent upstart that has thumbed its nose at the Russian bear while genuflecting before NATO and Washington.Edward P. Joseph, Foreign Affairs, 22 Dec. 2016
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The officers weren't rude, angry, or insolent — as required of a battery conviction — and used their training and legal authority to do their jobs.Ryan Murphy, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Dec. 2024
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Her subversive and dominating personality, and sometimes insolent rhetoric in her active X presence set her apart from the likes of other female AI chatbots, such as Siri whose aim is to assist and serve.Fatemeh Fannizadeh, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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These black panels completely cover all of the SUV's windows from the inside, blocking sunlight and the prying eyes of inquisitive fellow campers.Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 10 Dec. 2024
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Timothée Chalamet slouches through the movie with inquisitive, appraising eyes.Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 4 Dec. 2024
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It’s all spanked along by one of those golly-gee bumptious holiday musical scores.Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 27 Nov. 2024
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The ländler dance in the second was robust and bumptious, with an undercurrent of darkness, and there was just the right amount of winking in the trio; the whole thing was a country fair picaresque.Zachary Woolfe, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
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Heavy security is intrusive and requires CEOs to constantly adjust arrangements with their security details, experts said.Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 7 Dec. 2024
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If all else fails, GLP-1 medications, known for their effectiveness in weight management, also work to suppress food noise by reducing cravings and intrusive food thoughts, creating a more mindful approach to food.Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Trespassing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trespassing. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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