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deforcement

noun

as in invasion

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deforcement
  1. invasion
  2. ejection
  3. occupancy
  4. stripping
  5. infringement
  6. occupation
  7. encroachment
  8. piracy
Noun
  • The attacks followed a week of diplomatic efforts at the United Nations to get traction for negotiations on ending Moscow's invasion that began 4½ years ago.
    — HANNA ARHIROVA, Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026
  • This photograph shows a fire burning at the Dobrobut medical centre following a Russian aerial attack on Kyiv on 28 September 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
    — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of invasion
Noun
  • Still, the ejection and the outrage about Rincon’s hat simmered online and found its way onto the field.
    — Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Eddings’ comments prompted an argument with Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol that led to Marmol’s ejection.
    — Michael Kelly, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of ejection
Noun
  • Tourism decision-makers need to think beyond hotel occupancy and visitor counts.
    — Rachel J.C. Fu, Sun Sentinel, 28 Sep. 2026
  • By night, several slapdash dwellings stood ready for occupancy.
    — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of occupancy
Noun
  • That worldview has become policy, aided in part by the hollowing out of the national security workforce—now stretched thin and focused on daily operations and multiple crises—and by the stripping of its coordination functions.
    — Ariane Tabatabai, Time, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Pillows filled with cotton or polyester are also safe for laundry stripping.
    — Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 12 July 2026
Definition of stripping
Noun
  • Wade sued Swift for trademark infringement in March and asked for an emergency moratorium on merchandise sales while the case plays out.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Two years ago, the biggest record labels took artificial intelligence music generators to court for copyright infringement.
    — Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of infringement
Noun
  • On the last nights of the occupation, troops burned more than 400 tons of waste in open air burn pits, ostensibly for security reasons.
    — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 24 Sep. 2026
  • But on the ground in the West Bank, the mostly symbolic moves have not affected Israel’s decades-long military occupation.
    — Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of occupation
Noun
  • Educators and parents who oppose the encroachment of Big Tech into schools are sometimes criticized for lacking a vision of the future that isn’t either dystopian or Luddite-lite.
    — Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Tarantula hawk wasp nests One of the primary triggers for tarantula hawk wasp aggression is encroachment into its territory.
    — Sean Donnelly, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of encroachment
Noun
  • Yet after years of calls for tech and ISPs to take a greater responsibility to curb infringement, the legislation would be a new tool for studios, producers and other content creators to curb piracy.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Many movie theaters in the UK are also banning the use of smart glasses due to piracy concerns, the UK Cinema Association (UKCA) said late last month.
    — Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of piracy
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“Deforcement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deforcement. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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