infringed

Definition of infringednext
past tense of infringe

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for infringed
Verb
  • In other words, Raskin alleges someone at the DOJ may have violated a court order, a possible contempt issue.
    Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Friedman sided with The Times earlier this month, ruling that the Pentagon's new credential policy violated journalists' constitutional rights to free speech and due process.
    CBS News, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, topped more than $100 a barrel on Monday for the first time since 2022 when Russia invaded Ukraine.
    Michael Loria, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
  • That operation began on October 29, 1956, when Israel invaded the Sinai Peninsula and rapidly overwhelmed Egyptian forces.
    Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • For example, earlier this month, the group claimed to have breached Verifone, an electronics payments provider.
    Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Oak View Group, Fair Park’s former operator, is seeking $5 million from Dallas, alleging the city breached its contract after terminating their agreement.
    Dallas Morning News, Dallas Morning News, 27 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Kurtz’s attorneys argued police lacked probable cause to obtain the information and impinged on his privacy rights.
    Mark Scolforo, Fortune, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Kurtz's attorneys argued police lacked probable cause to obtain the information and impinged on his privacy rights.
    ABC News, ABC News, 23 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Red-state politicians and tea party activists protested that Common Core intruded on state control of education; the Obama administration’s support for the standards intensified that opposition.
    Steven Yoder, States Newsroom, 20 Mar. 2026
  • This is hardly the first time outside events have intruded on the industry’s biggest night.
    Maer Roshan, HollywoodReporter, 10 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The Gulf War left Saddam Hussein in power, but weakened and dangerous, a source of regional instability for another decade—a pattern that some fear might be playing out in Iran, if the regime emerges from the war battered but no less entrenched.
    Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Every nine innings is not some sort of referendum on these Phillies, but it’ll be treated as such because the expectations are so high and the narratives so entrenched.
    Matt Gelb, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2026
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“Infringed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infringed. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.

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