gate-crash

verb

Definition of gate-crashnext
as in to invade

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gate-crash
  1. invade
  2. infiltrate
  3. trespass
  4. intrude
  5. encroach
  6. infringe
Verb
  • Trump has repeatedly threatened to invade Kharg Island or otherwise broaden military operations throughout the conflict as Tehran has continued launching missiles and drones at ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz.
    — Carter Schroppe, The Washington Examiner, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Many invasive plants have invaded natural areas from gardens.
    — Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of invade
Verb
  • Learn more › In the 1950s, plastic quickly began infiltrating the American household.
    — Shoshi Parks, Popular Science, 30 July 2026
  • Zoe Saldaña stars as the leader of a CIA team that consists exclusively of female operatives, traveling the world to infiltrate terror cells and eliminate high-ranking leaders.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 30 July 2026
Definition of infiltrate
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  • The area along the Cumberland River where more than 100 people once lived is now encircled by fences and no-trespassing signs.
    — Marissa J. Lang, NPR, 21 July 2026
  • Since then, no one has been cited, trespassed or arrested for bringing weapons into the park, city and police officials told the Orlando Sentinel.
    — Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 July 2026
Definition of trespass
Verb
  • Ordinary concerns like money do intrude on occasion, pitting working-class locals against wealthy tourists, but not to the point that the gang is beholden to anything so mundane as a set work schedule.
    — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Over the Southeast, more tropical moisture is expected to intrude over the week, with a wet pattern that could linger into the second week of August, according to the weather prediction center's forecast discussion.
    — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of intrude
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  • Desperate struggles against the encroaching elements become a brief interlude before the situation unravels into a disaster of a different magnitude.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2026
  • These desperate struggles against the encroaching elements are merely a brief interlude before the situation unravels into a disaster of an entirely different magnitude.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 24 July 2026
Definition of encroach
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  • Masimo won the courtroom battle , as a federal jury in California ruled that Apple did infringe on Masimo's technology and awarded Masimo $634 million in damages.
    — Harvey Stober, CNBC, 16 July 2026
  • The organization argued the law could infringe on the public’s First Amendment right to record law enforcement and invite constitutional challenges.
    — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 16 July 2026
Definition of infringe
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“Gate-crash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gate-crash. Accessed 9 Aug. 2026.

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