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 men who play in the NFL would have something to say to today’s workers about the encroaching techno-supervision.
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Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Nov. 2025
The White House is nonetheless fielding complaints, made in private and public, from Republicans who believe Trump is encroaching on Congress’s power of taxation and threatening to send the United States into an economic backslide.
—David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 31 Oct. 2025
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
Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Nov. 2025
The White House is nonetheless fielding complaints, made in private and public, from Republicans who believe Trump is encroaching on Congress’s power of taxation and threatening to send the United States into an economic backslide.
—David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 31 Oct. 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for encroaching
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In the end, the Democrats mostly oriented their demands toward health care—above all, the renewal of expiring Obamacare subsidies—as opposed to, say, prioritizing more abstract ultimatums related to creeping authoritarianism.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
11 Nov. 2025
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Although the start of winter is still a few weeks away, colder temperatures and even snow chances are creeping in.—
Laura L. Davis,
Nashville Tennessean,
10 Nov. 2025
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Now, the abundant mollusk is invading critical infrastructure.—
CalMatters,
Mercury News,
6 Nov. 2025
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Tragically, Putin’s blatant disregard for international law when invading and annexing Ukraine in 2022 is frequently compared to the American invasion of Iraq.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Encroaching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encroaching. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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