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Recent Examples of encroachment
Stolarz tossed the net out of his way to go after Marchment for crashing into him during the second period, but he wasn’t bothered by the encroachment after the fact.
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Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
The organization is also working with ranchers to establish prescribed burn associations to manage the damaging plants and is organizing community cutting days to reduce woody encroachment further.
—Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
Technological encroachment on your love life doesn’t end with dating.
—Myisha Battle, Time, 8 Oct. 2025
The same fate could be a possibility for snow leopards in the event of any habitat changes -- even in the absence of human encroachment due to the remoteness of their range.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2025
There’s a lead character’s creeping paranoia, a plot driven by nefarious and clandestine powers that be, the encroachment of the past on the present.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2025
The Westmoreland sale is illustrative of growing urban encroachment on farmland in Mecklenburg County and North Carolina as the population continues to exponentially grow.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 3 Oct. 2025
Zillow has declined in recent weeks on concerns regarding competitive encroachment and legal woes.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
In his 1823 address to Congress, James Monroe warned Europeans against encroachment into the Western Hemisphere.
—Jennifer Kavanagh, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2025
Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
The organization is also working with ranchers to establish prescribed burn associations to manage the damaging plants and is organizing community cutting days to reduce woody encroachment further.
—Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
Technological encroachment on your love life doesn’t end with dating.
—Myisha Battle, Time, 8 Oct. 2025
The same fate could be a possibility for snow leopards in the event of any habitat changes -- even in the absence of human encroachment due to the remoteness of their range.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2025
There’s a lead character’s creeping paranoia, a plot driven by nefarious and clandestine powers that be, the encroachment of the past on the present.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2025
The Westmoreland sale is illustrative of growing urban encroachment on farmland in Mecklenburg County and North Carolina as the population continues to exponentially grow.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 3 Oct. 2025
Zillow has declined in recent weeks on concerns regarding competitive encroachment and legal woes.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
In his 1823 address to Congress, James Monroe warned Europeans against encroachment into the Western Hemisphere.
—Jennifer Kavanagh, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for encroachment
Noun
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Tribal leaders view them as an unregulated intrusion on their gaming rights.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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Companies can deploy these tools to keep their employees safe from intrusion attempts, while email and messaging providers can integrate them into their systems to prevent spam, malware, and other threats from ever reaching users.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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But despite his entreaties, including meeting with Putin in Alaska, floating sanctions relief, and threatening to cut off aid to Kyiv, the Russian president has refused to be charmed into giving up on his invasion.—
Mira Rapp-Hooper,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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In 1588, the Spanish crown merged various Empresas de China into one big, bold invasion plan.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Three Twitch streamers are currently facing copyright-infringement lawsuits from a popular YouTuber.—
David Wingrave,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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The company recently rolled out Sora 2, its most advanced video generation model, which ran into immediate copyright infringement issues and drew criticism after it was used to create deepfakes of historical figures including Martin Luther King Jr.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The teenager, who police initially said is a juvenile, was given a trespass warning and released to a parent.—
Bay Area News Group,
Mercury News,
23 Oct. 2025
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He was arrested and booked into a juvenile detention center on suspicion of reckless driving, unlawful flight from a pursuing law enforcement vehicle, striking fixtures on a highway, excessive speeds, criminal trespass and other charges, the release said.—
Julie Mendes,
AZCentral.com,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Before 1999, violations could lead to a $10,000 fine, two years in prison and losing a liquor license.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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The committee has made several allegations against Blain related to public records violations, bullying and harassment.—
Susan Gill Vardon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Although the balloon incident has not been directly linked to Moscow, Lithuania's border closures add to tensions spiked by accusations of Russian incursions into NATO airspace amid Moscow’s aggression in Ukraine.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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The event was the latest public honoring of North Korean troops who fought in Russia to repel an incursion by Ukrainian forces.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Encroachment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encroachment. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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