gate-crashing

verb

present participle of gate-crash
as in invading

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gate-crashing
  1. invading
  2. infiltrating
  3. encroaching
  4. intruding
  5. trespassing
  6. crashing
Verb
  • What's Ivy's message to those who oppose biological males invading Canadian women's golf?
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Yet, in contending with the invading species, Denise is fashioned into a female action hero more in keeping with the epoch of director Quentin Tarantino than with that of President Ronald Reagan.
    — Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of invading
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  • Meghan expressed concern that school pickups and dropoffs would lead to a swarm of paparazzi infiltrating the moment.
    — Sameen Chaudhry, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Dozens of pages of documents describe agents secretly infiltrating meetings, monitoring activist chat groups and using license plate numbers to compile names of people who attended gatherings.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of infiltrating
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  • Without more straightforward approaches from vendors, such as easily comprehensible privacy policies and avoiding inappropriate ads, monitors are dangerously encroaching into smart-TV-like territory.
    — Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Hundreds of researchers at the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory have observed changes including fewer bees and other pollinators, and sagebrush encroaching in valleys once dominated by wildflowers.
    — Brittany Peterson, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of encroaching
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  • The outstanding cinematography creates a shimmering and at times ethereal atmosphere without intruding on the characters.
    — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The direct address to the press comes after his predecessor Julian Nagelsmann faced intense scrutiny and criticism from media and former members of the national team, intruding into his private life while in the role.
    — Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 24 July 2026
Definition of intruding
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  • According to a message that school officials sent to parents, the juveniles may have been trespassing on the campus.
    — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Aug. 2026
  • There can also be other charges associated with crossing the border that aren't directly related to trespassing onto military land.
    — Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of trespassing
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  • Experts said it was most likely caused by a partial glacier collapse that sent tons of ice and rock crashing down into the valley below, setting off a powerful landslide.
    — Jennifer Jett, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2026
  • But Maddy can’t run away forever, and her past comes crashing into her new Italian life in the most chaotic way imaginable.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of crashing
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“Gate-crashing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gate-crashing. Accessed 31 Aug. 2026.

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