gate-crashing

present participle of gate-crash

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for gate-crashing
Verb
  • In addition to topical repellents, there are also some effective products that can deter pests from invading your campsite or outdoor dinner party.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 3 June 2026
  • By one account, Lechuga explains, Wells said his depiction of Martians invading Victorian England was inspired by European colonization of the Aboriginal Tasmanians; by another, the author billed it as a warning about the need to strengthen England’s military capabilities.
    Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 3 June 2026
Verb
  • In it, when her brother is arrested, Harvard Law student Madison Rivera cuts a deal with the DOJ to save him by infiltrating the chambers of the most powerful judge in Boston, Judge Kathryn Conroy.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 3 June 2026
  • After infiltrating the local music scene, Arthur was offered a gig as rhythm guitarist in the Merry-Go-Round band, on one condition — a rebranding.
    Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 1 June 2026
Verb
  • Immersive experiences like Meow Wolf, Activate Games, or the Sphere in Las Vegas are also encroaching, offering visitors something truly novel (no offense to funnel cakes).
    HubSpot, HubSpot, 1 June 2026
  • Jurado noted that tongues of salt water are already encroaching into some of the freshwater areas of South Florida.
    Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 23 May 2026
Verb
  • South Florida will have no way to send water to the ocean, and no way to stop salt water from intruding into its water supply.
    Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 23 May 2026
  • There are worse things that could happen than Jimmy Fallon intruding upon your life in the game and being forced to adapt to that.
    Emily Longeretta, Variety, 23 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • As if breaking the law would offer a symbolic release from this double bind, the third video documents Liden trespassing into the apartment of an anonymous hoarder.
    Erika Landström, Artforum, 2 June 2026
  • Walking on private ground without permission is clearly trespassing in Montana.
    Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 14 May 2026
Verb
  • The magic carpet ride of a season that included a Western League co-championship and a playoff run through the Loser’s Bracket that culminated in a CIF San Diego Section Open Division championship came to a crashing end Tuesday for the Patrick Henry High School baseball team.
    John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2026
  • Surveillance video from Echo Brickell shows a car speeding down Brickell Avenue early Saturday morning and crashing into a tree just feet away from a group of people walking on the sidewalk.
    Anna McAllister, CBS News, 3 June 2026
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“Gate-crashing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gate-crashing. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.

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