as in creeping
to advance gradually beyond the usual or desirable limits
each year the sea continues to encroach upon the island's beaches
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Recent Examples of encroaching
Immersive experiences like Meow Wolf, Activate Games, or the Sphere in Las Vegas are also encroaching, offering visitors something truly novel (no offense to funnel cakes).
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HubSpot, 1 June 2026
Jurado noted that tongues of salt water are already encroaching into some of the freshwater areas of South Florida.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 23 May 2026
But Google’s Gemini is now encroaching into emails and calendars, photos and file storage.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
And, make no mistake about it, these two hyperscalers are encroaching on Nvidia's turf with their in-house custom artificial intelligence chips.
—Matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 20 May 2026
In it, a young man is navigating a world in which simulation seems to be encroaching from every corner.
—Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 19 May 2026
Others seemed more offended by the idea of the federal government encroaching on local control.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
Airports take dramatic steps to prevent birds and other wildlife from encroaching on runways.
—The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 13 May 2026
The moonless nights of mid-May are a fantastic time to spot the glowing band of the Milky Way arching across the spring sky, before the encroaching twilight of the summer months shortens the viewing window.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 8 May 2026
HubSpot, 1 June 2026
Jurado noted that tongues of salt water are already encroaching into some of the freshwater areas of South Florida.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 23 May 2026
But Google’s Gemini is now encroaching into emails and calendars, photos and file storage.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
And, make no mistake about it, these two hyperscalers are encroaching on Nvidia's turf with their in-house custom artificial intelligence chips.
—Matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 20 May 2026
In it, a young man is navigating a world in which simulation seems to be encroaching from every corner.
—Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 19 May 2026
Others seemed more offended by the idea of the federal government encroaching on local control.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
Airports take dramatic steps to prevent birds and other wildlife from encroaching on runways.
—The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 13 May 2026
The moonless nights of mid-May are a fantastic time to spot the glowing band of the Milky Way arching across the spring sky, before the encroaching twilight of the summer months shortens the viewing window.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 8 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for encroaching
Verb
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Chartreuse creeping Jenny adds even more contrast.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
1 June 2026
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Yes, the guys, especially the dentist (ick) and the icky bride-shopping commanders are creeping and disturbing.—
Rachel Elspeth Gross,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
Verb
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More than two millennia later, another invading army is again visible from its shore.—
Euan Ward,
New Yorker,
29 May 2026
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And that can be particularly useful when dramatizing moments that should feel a little off, or when some sinister force is invading the characters’ space.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
28 May 2026
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“Encroaching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encroaching. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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