gate-crashing

Definition of gate-crashingnext
present participle of gate-crash
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gate-crashing
Verb
  • This marks the first year Russia has taken part in the renowned Italian art festival since invading Ukraine.
    Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 7 May 2026
  • Russia pulled out of the 2022 edition of the arts Biennale after invading Ukraine War and did not attend the event in 2024.
    Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 6 May 2026
Verb
  • Knicks fans even went as far as infiltrating local news broadcasts in celebration.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026
  • According to the ministry, foreign spies are infiltrating everything from mapping apps to weather stations.
    Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 7 May 2026
Verb
  • Your neighbors may not want to deal with its thorny leaves encroaching on their yard.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 30 Apr. 2026
  • An encroaching fog is disrupting the ferry schedule.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 29 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • That’s no different from foreign bots intruding into our elections.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 1 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
  • Residents of the Pyramid Acres subdivision in southwest Tarrant County say landowner Nancy Rimmer has unlawfully blocked their access to Bear Creek, a navigable public waterway, by posting no-trespassing signs, installing surveillance cameras and hiring armed guards.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 May 2026
  • Hours after his release, North Patrol Deputies responded to a business near Fair Oaks Boulevard and San Lucas Way for a report of the same man trespassing on property.
    Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 3 May 2026
Verb
  • Troopers arrested two men after a high-speed chase on Florida’s Turnpike early Wednesday morning ended with a BMW crashing into a guardrail.
    David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 13 May 2026
  • Two armed teenagers were arrested Monday night after stealing a car in Northeast Philadelphia and crashing it into a truck, police said.
    Nate Sylves, CBS News, 12 May 2026
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“Gate-crashing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gate-crashing. Accessed 14 May. 2026.

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