encroaching

present participle of encroach
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 The partnership was formed to address the invasive trees and shrubs encroaching on the natural grasslands in TNC's Folsom Point Preserve in Iowa, which is located just over 12 miles from Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo. Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025 Ideal for the coats-and-boots season fastly encroaching. Miriam Schwartz, Boston Herald, 17 Oct. 2025 Still, Kalshi has been encroaching on the sports betting operators in a broader sense. Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 15 Oct. 2025 Obama tried to assuage Maron’s/our fears about encroaching fascism. Bethy Squires, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2025 In addition, invasive species are encroaching on World Heritage sites. Jessica Beaudette, The Conversation, 11 Oct. 2025 The atmosphere of a Gothic novel creeps over you; encroaching mist along the outcroppings. Leanna Renee Hieber, Big Think, 2 Oct. 2025 Bogard ventured to Chile to see how light pollution is encroaching on astronomy and changing our sense of place in the universe, perhaps irrevocably. IEEE Spectrum, 1 Oct. 2025 In fact, many fans believe Walt Disney kept newspapers and television sets out of his parks so that guests could be fully immersed in a fantastical world, without reality or politics encroaching. Natasha Chen, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
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  • Even though the regular season is creeping closer by the hour and the anticipation of it all is wafting through the city, Charles Lee insists not much has changed.
    Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Cold temps may be creeping in, but your travel dreams don’t have to hibernate.
    Kimberly Richardson, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2025
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  • An invading army has seized Europe’s largest nuclear plant, taken thousands of its employees hostage, and turned the grounds—home to a large stockpile of nuclear fuel—into a forward operating base in the middle of an active war zone.
    Simon Shuster, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Licensing officials also investigated educators accused of grooming behaviors like flirting with children, spending non-school time alone and isolated with students, or invading students’ personal space by rubbing their shoulders, thighs and lower backs.
    Danielle DuClos, jsonline.com, 17 Oct. 2025

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“Encroaching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encroaching. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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