Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gate-crashing
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Bruno will be spreading the love across the globe, with The Romantic Tour invading stadiums across North America and Europe later this year.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
27 Feb. 2026 -
While details about the plot and cast are being kept under wraps, the story has been compared to '80s and '90s action movies Red Dawn and Toy Soldiers, which both involve teenage boys banding together to defeat invading enemies.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 Feb. 2026
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The development comes after long-standing fears about Chinese agents infiltrating London’s political circle.—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Mar. 2026
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Security footage showed that Alexander Friedmann had been infiltrating the building for months.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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These insects are still evolving, and humans are increasingly encroaching on wild areas—more mosquitoes could continue to adapt to prefer feasting on us over other animals.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
26 Feb. 2026
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Residents have raised concerns about the centers encroaching on their rural lifestyles.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Feb. 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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These types of claims are generally where a neighbor is intruding onto your property and causing damage without any consent to do so.—
Samantha Johnson,
Martha Stewart,
7 Feb. 2026
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With a 45% increase in unsheltered homelessness in the state, lawmakers are proposing legislation to prohibit municipalities from using general laws like trespassing against unhoused people who are simply resting or storing their belongings on public land.—
Livi Stanford,
Hartford Courant,
27 Feb. 2026
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The lights and constant community presence helped prevent people from trespassing on the property or in nearby alleyways, Blochowicz said.—
Kamal Morgan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Feb. 2026
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Scott Weiler, 52, lost control of the bike while riding west on South Coast Highway just before noon, sending it crashing into a light pole, the county agency reported.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Mar. 2026
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This was the end-credits scene for Elio to tease Hoppers as the next Pixar film, but the brief clip resonated so loudly and turned lil' Tom into, essentially, the mascot for crashing out.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Gate-crashing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gate-crashing. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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