gate-crashing

present participle of gate-crash

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for gate-crashing
Verb
  • There can be legitimate debate on immigration, but Trump veers into sinister areas of xenophobia of invading rapists and murderers.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 25 June 2026
  • This does not mean becoming the team’s psychologist or invading anyone’s privacy.
    Jose Luis Gonzalez Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
Verb
  • Towle, 26, is currently in between stages of a clinical trial involving tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) therapy.
    Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026
  • Lanzani plays Rubio, an army officer tasked with infiltrating the Santa Cruz Church where the relatives of the missing have begun organizing.
    Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 12 June 2026
Verb
  • Not even underage performers are safe from the encroaching tech.
    Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 25 June 2026
  • The beach is regularly groomed, cleaned, and kept clear of encroaching vegetation, resulting in a pristine white-sand beach that’s unmatched anywhere else in the state.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 24 June 2026
Verb
  • In ornamental beds, install cardboard rings under the mulch around perennial or annual plants to stop weeds from intruding.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 June 2026
  • No employee can even contemplate intruding on her, much less with news like this.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 June 2026
Verb
  • Instead of Cady as rapist, Cape Fear seems to be going for a general theme of Cady as violator, someone who is trespassing not singularly on a female body but on the Bowdens’ trustworthiness.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 26 June 2026
  • Kaufmyn was found guilty of interfering with a business, trespassing with intent to interfere with a business, unlawful assembly and refusal to disburse at a riot.
    Tim Fang, CBS News, 10 June 2026
Verb
  • As the aircraft approached Atlantic City, a portion of one of the main rotor blades separated, the NTSB report showed, tearing the transmission and rotor apart and sending the helicopter crashing onto the Garden State Parkway.
    Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 24 June 2026
  • With how important the possession battle is in today’s NBA and how important crashing the glass is on both ends, Steinbach is worth a first-round pick.
    John Hollinger, New York Times, 24 June 2026
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“Gate-crashing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gate-crashing. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.

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