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Recent Examples of encroach
Although no one was injured in this instance, earlier this week, a man was gored by a bison at the park after a group of tourists encroached on its space, as reported by The Associated Press.
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Emma Marsden, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
To illustrate that encroaching epidemic, Ducournau toggles between two timelines, a structure that seems deliberately disorienting.
—Kyle Buchanan, New York Times, 21 May 2025
But bear defenders argue that people have encroached into bear habitat — not the other way around.
—Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 May 2025
The state, the thinking went, should not encroach on the natural order produced by the churning of free-market forces.
—Jennifer M. Harris, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
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Emma Marsden, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
To illustrate that encroaching epidemic, Ducournau toggles between two timelines, a structure that seems deliberately disorienting.
—Kyle Buchanan, New York Times, 21 May 2025
But bear defenders argue that people have encroached into bear habitat — not the other way around.
—Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 May 2025
The state, the thinking went, should not encroach on the natural order produced by the churning of free-market forces.
—Jennifer M. Harris, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for encroach
Verb
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Fund managers and other industry experts CNBC spoke to said that though the traction in defense stocks started back in 2022 when Russia invaded Ukraine, this year has seen a particularly strong surge in their popularity.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
27 June 2025
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Their peaceful days were shattered on June 25, 1950, when North Korea invaded the South.—
Gawon Bae,
CNN Money,
27 June 2025
Verb
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This trend that fuses sensuality, rebellion, and urban style has crept into the closets of celebrities, influencers, and fashion experts alike.—
René Chávez Esparza,
Glamour,
4 July 2025
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There’s a scene in Kill Bill when Budd’s in his trailer, and The Bride’s creeping around outside.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
3 July 2025
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The officers used a search pattern in which boats snaked back and forth, moving outward from the shoreline, in increasingly long lines parallel to it, Renner said.—
Ethan Wolin
Updated July 4,
Sacbee.com,
4 July 2025
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Fans lined up by the hundreds in meet-and-greet lines that snaked in snarls around the room.—
Bryan West,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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“Encroach.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encroach. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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