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Recent Examples of encroach
At 42 feet, flooding encroaches Riverbend Music Center.
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Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
In fact, city officials argue that homeowners who have built fences or garden beds close to the trail in the last three decades have encroached on the city's easement.
—Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 3 July 2025
But after the acquisition, the company decided that damage to the property from a previous fire and vandals, along with issues around the building encroaching on property lines with the city, made reopening unviable.
—Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
But Gravel Pit Solar isn’t an example of energy interests encroaching on agriculture.
—Nathaniel Trojanoski, Hartford Courant, 28 June 2025
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Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
In fact, city officials argue that homeowners who have built fences or garden beds close to the trail in the last three decades have encroached on the city's easement.
—Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 3 July 2025
But after the acquisition, the company decided that damage to the property from a previous fire and vandals, along with issues around the building encroaching on property lines with the city, made reopening unviable.
—Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
But Gravel Pit Solar isn’t an example of energy interests encroaching on agriculture.
—Nathaniel Trojanoski, Hartford Courant, 28 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for encroach
Verb
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The men’s national team has been invaded by foreigners.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
14 July 2025
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Russia has suffered about a million casualties in its attempt to invade.—
Dexter Filkins,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
Verb
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Across the Volunteer State, temperatures are expected to creep down as July ends and August begins.—
Joyce Orlando,
The Tennessean,
29 July 2025
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So, how long will that last, especially with artificial intelligence seemingly creeping into every aspect of life?—
Andrew Montequin,
jsonline.com,
29 July 2025
Verb
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Statistics from last May show that the number of visitors at the Vatican can reach 25,000 per day with massive ticket lines often snaking around the walls.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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During an ablation, a cardiac electrophysiologist snakes a catheter through a vein or artery, usually in the groin or the wrist, to get to the heart.—
Nicole Villalpando,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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“Encroach.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encroach. Accessed 8 Aug. 2025.
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