Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gate-crashing
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Pakistan became a front-line state supporting the Afghan jihad against invading Soviet forces.—
Rabia Akhtar,
The Conversation,
20 Mar. 2026 -
After invading Ukraine, Russia bombed civilians and cut off their heat and electricity.—
Nicholas D. Kristof,
Mercury News,
18 Mar. 2026
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By 1968, there were some three thousand Mary Kay consultants; over the following decades, the number grew to hundreds of thousands as the company expanded worldwide, infiltrating even Russia and China.—
Dan Piepenbring,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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But the show instantly makes a rod for its own back by waiting until Episode 3 to turn its hero into the Count and get all the treasure-hunting, high society-infiltrating, and Machiavellian scheming underway.—
Jon O'Brien,
IndieWire,
19 Mar. 2026
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And nearly three-in-five Americans today fear the encroaching AI job apocalypse could make housing even more unattainable.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
25 Mar. 2026
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This is news that is bound to be celebrated by many in the creative community who have become loudly and vehemently opposed to anything AI encroaching on Hollywood.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
24 Mar. 2026
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But instead of being destroyed like other intruding pathogens, the spores germinate and multiply.—
Hannah Kinzer,
The Conversation,
25 Mar. 2026
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This vireo actually is singing its song to woo a mate or deter another potential romantic partner from intruding on its territory.—
Sheryl DeVore,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
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In Florida, trespassing on a construction site is a felony; trespassing on critical infrastructure, however, was almost always a misdemeanor.—
Adam Ciralsky,
Vanity Fair,
19 Mar. 2026
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The city discourages trespassing on private property.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2026
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Rendered incapable of future flight after crashing in January 2024 and damaging its rotor blade, the 4-pound Ingenuity performed 72 flights for nearly three years at Mars.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
25 Mar. 2026
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One person was shot in a rolling shooting Sunday evening in Overland Park that ended with one of the vehicles involved crashing at a Prairie Village park, a police spokesman said.—
Robert A. Cronkleton
March 23,
Kansas City Star,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Gate-crashing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gate-crashing. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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