infringed

past tense of infringe

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for infringed
Verb
  • Wake County schools violated policy when staff did not address the effects of bullying on Danielle, said an April 2024 letter from the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.
    Fred Clasen-Kelly, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Argentina and other countries under Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) also have protections that may be violated by tariffs, Comprés said.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Israel invaded the hospital in November 2023 and March 2024, saying Hamas worked in the area of the hospital, a claim Hamas denied.
    Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • In 2008, Russia invaded Georgia and the two fought a war that lasted only just over two weeks.
    Leila Fadel, NPR, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Kremlin propagandists have disparaged NATO members' reaction to Europe's condemnation of Moscow after Russian drones breached the territory of Poland.
    Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The August 20 ruling determined that Hodgson’s decision to halt royalty payments to three other band members in 2018 breached a 1977 agreement requiring him to maintain sharing songwriting royalties once Supertramp’s catalog continued to generate income.
    Mike Alleyne, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • This places a ton of pressure on the shoulders, in particular on the rotator cuff muscles, which can get impinged (so, compressed or irritated) from that positioning.
    Jenny McCoy, SELF, 25 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Their solitude is suddenly intruded upon by fellow German family, Margret and Heinz Wittmer (Sweeney and Brühl), who are inspired by the doctor’s writing.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 24 Aug. 2025
  • But the divided three-judge panel in the nation's capital found that Boasberg had exceeded his authority and intruded on the executive branch's foreign affairs powers.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • For these men, the idea of another 40-something woman still deeply entrenched in parenting may not be appealing.
    Linsey Hughes, Flow Space, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Namely, that the world is full of structural injustice so deeply entrenched that a single protagonist cannot effect lasting and meaningful change against the powers that be.
    Nathaniel Moore September 10, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Infringed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infringed. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.

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