chisel (in)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chisel (in)
Verb
  • The teen was with a group of other young people who were trespassing on the Framingham/Worcester Line when the crash occurred, transit police told MassLive.
    Abigail Adams, People.com, 27 June 2025
  • This reclassification grants the Army's U.S. Northern Command expanded authority to enforce immigration laws, including the power to search and temporarily detain those who trespass in the new military zone.
    Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
Verb
  • The finale of season two — and specifically how the endorphin-releasing Rocky theme tune, Gonna Fly Now, kicked in just as the crowd invaded the pitch to celebrate that non-League exile was over — felt similarly unassailable.
    Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 27 June 2025
  • Their peaceful days were shattered on June 25, 1950, when North Korea invaded the South.
    Gawon Bae, CNN Money, 27 June 2025
Verb
  • Still, given enough time, some stars will encroach on our personal space.
    Phil Plait, Scientific American, 26 June 2025
  • If encroaching kids and pets are cramping your style, a mega mattress might help.
    The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 June 2025
Verb
  • In both cases, humans were inadvertently infringing on the shark’s space.
    Joe Sills, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • The high court sided 6-3 with Maryland parents over the school board, agreeing that not allowing opt-outs on LGBT books in schools infringed on the parents’ religious freedom rights.
    Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 29 June 2025
Verb
  • The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the injunction, but now the Supreme Court will have an opportunity to intervene.
    Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 9 July 2025
  • On Tuesday, the governments filed a motion to intervene in a lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California, Public Counsel and immigrant rights groups against the Trump administration last week.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2025
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“Chisel (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chisel%20%28in%29. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.

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