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Recent Examples of encroachment
As if having to prove to the government that one is a citizen and has a right to stand on American soil wasn’t enough of an encroachment, federal agents sometimes don’t care about the evidence and will harass and detain citizens anyway.
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Agustina Vergara Cid, Oc Register, 30 Aug. 2025
However, their numbers statewide have somewhat declined due to human encroachment on their habitats.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 29 Aug. 2025
Hopefully the president will reconsider this dangerous and misguided encroachment upon our state and our city's sovereignty.
—USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
The advisory comes as Republicans have sought to call out left-speak and stop its encroachment.
—Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 22 Aug. 2025
The Swazi course of action was to persistently report Boer encroachment to the British with the ultimate aim of convincing the British that Boer adventurism into Swaziland was a threat to British interests.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 15 Aug. 2025
Walton joined the council in 2018, two years before the encroachment permit for the beer garden was awarded, and her council term is set to end in November 2026.
—Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 14 Aug. 2025
On the Packers’ first offensive play from scrimmage, Jets defensive tackle Jay Tufele was called for an encroachment penalty.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 10 Aug. 2025
Both the northern and southern branches of the reef have been battered lately by tropical storms and the encroachment of invasive coral-eating crown-of-thorns starfish, but heat stress driven by warming oceans is the primary cause, scientists told the BBC.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Agustina Vergara Cid, Oc Register, 30 Aug. 2025
However, their numbers statewide have somewhat declined due to human encroachment on their habitats.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 29 Aug. 2025
Hopefully the president will reconsider this dangerous and misguided encroachment upon our state and our city's sovereignty.
—USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
The advisory comes as Republicans have sought to call out left-speak and stop its encroachment.
—Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 22 Aug. 2025
The Swazi course of action was to persistently report Boer encroachment to the British with the ultimate aim of convincing the British that Boer adventurism into Swaziland was a threat to British interests.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 15 Aug. 2025
Walton joined the council in 2018, two years before the encroachment permit for the beer garden was awarded, and her council term is set to end in November 2026.
—Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 14 Aug. 2025
On the Packers’ first offensive play from scrimmage, Jets defensive tackle Jay Tufele was called for an encroachment penalty.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 10 Aug. 2025
Both the northern and southern branches of the reef have been battered lately by tropical storms and the encroachment of invasive coral-eating crown-of-thorns starfish, but heat stress driven by warming oceans is the primary cause, scientists told the BBC.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for encroachment
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In 2020, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex stepped back as senior royals, citing the unbearable intrusions of the British press and a lack of support from the palace.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Forecasters cited a limited and small area of showers and thunderstorms within the wave and dry air intrusions as factors reducing the likelihood of organization in the short term.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Sep. 2025
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This time producer Brad Ingelsby tapped Mark Ruffalo as a depressed and traumatized FBI agent leading a task force investigating a series of home invasions targeting drug dens in the area.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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Kim, Xi and Putin gathered for the military parade amid Ukrainian and Western concerns over the collaboration of the three nations in bolstering Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, ongoing since February 2022.—
Leah Sarnoff,
ABC News,
3 Sep. 2025
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The names are so similar, however, that the chain sued some of the local restaurants for trademark infringement last year, The Charlotte Observer previously reported.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Sep. 2025
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There have been a slew of literary AI copyright infringement lawsuits launched by prominent authors, including Ta-Nehisi Coates and the comedian Sarah Silverman in recent years.—
Chloe Veltman,
NPR,
5 Sep. 2025
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The court filing cites a complaint by Bowersock to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, a formal complaint of harassment by a corporation employee against Bowersock, and an incident at a private, non-school event as other factors in the no trespass order.—
Shelley Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Aug. 2025
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However, he was removed by Dallas Police under the threat of criminal trespass charges.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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The bills, named for the global pop star — and the frantic rush to get tickets for her shows around the country — strengthen penalties for using bots to buy tickets in bulk and give the state attorney general the ability to investigate potential violations of the law.—
Arpan Lobo,
Freep.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Expending taxpayer funds on a capital project without secured or approved funding is both fiscally irresponsible and a violation of sound budgeting practices.—
Penny Weaver,
Arkansas Online,
8 Sep. 2025
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Since Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has appealed for foreign fighters to join his country’s International Legion, which supplements the army’s ranks to counter Russia’s incursion.—
Rebecca Johns,
Miami Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
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Johnson announced the news late Friday as many Chicagoans were preoccupied with the impending federal incursion or already logged off for the week.—
Jake Sheridan,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Encroachment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encroachment. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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