Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gate-crashed
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Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, topped more than $100 a barrel on Monday for the first time since 2022 when Russia invaded Ukraine.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026 -
That operation began on October 29, 1956, when Israel invaded the Sinai Peninsula and rapidly overwhelmed Egyptian forces.—
Ishaan Tharoor,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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In 2024 Israeli operatives infiltrated Hezbollah’s supply chain and used shell companies to sell members pagers and walkie-talkies rigged with explosives.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
26 Mar. 2026
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Chavez and his aides repeatedly claimed that their critics are Communist or grower sympathizers who infiltrated the UFW before turning on it.—
Marcos Breton,
Sacbee.com,
24 Mar. 2026
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Red-state politicians and tea party activists protested that Common Core intruded on state control of education; the Obama administration’s support for the standards intensified that opposition.—
Steven Yoder,
States Newsroom,
20 Mar. 2026
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This is hardly the first time outside events have intruded on the industry’s biggest night.—
Maer Roshan,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Mar. 2026
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In the last few decades, the bug has encroached from Utah’s Virgin River into prime flycatcher habitat in northern Arizona.—
Shi En Kim,
AZCentral.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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In a filing late Friday, the DOJ argued that each of the four judges erred in their judgements and unlawfully encroached on the president’s power.—
Peter Charalambous,
ABC News,
7 Mar. 2026
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The people who trespassed at the Capitol, and committed disorderly behavior, enabled the mob violence.—
Scott MacFarlane,
CBS News,
19 Feb. 2026
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Kelly insisted to the Washington Examiner that they were invited into the church, countering claims that the protesters trespassed.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Gate-crashed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gate-crashed. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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