chiseled (in)

verb

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past tense of chisel (in)
as in barged (in)

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  1. invaded
  2. trespassed
  3. encroached
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  • Russia had not staged a pavilion at the Venice Biennale since 2022, the year that the country invaded Ukraine.
    — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 13 July 2026
  • In October 1950, Chinese forces invaded and the ragtag Tibetan army was swiftly crushed.
    — Charlie Campbell, Time, 9 July 2026
Definition of invaded
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  • How the climbing couple got past security Prosecutors told the judge on July 2 that the defendants had trespassed overnight in the building before making the climb.
    — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 2 July 2026
  • The mother had also requested that Field be trespassed from the property.
    — CBS Miami Team, CBS News, 12 June 2026
Definition of trespassed
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  • Lawyers for both YouTube and Meta also consistently posed questions throughout the trial about whether the evidence and arguments encroached on legal protections for tech companies around content posted by third parties.
    — Kaitlyn Huamani, Fortune, 15 July 2026
  • Ditching a 90-year-old decision, the court said restrictions Congress placed on a president’s ability to remove members of independent agencies like the Federal Trade Commission encroached on presidential power.
    — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 1 July 2026
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