Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for infringed
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The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and law firm Covington & Burlington LLP sued on behalf of seven trans and nonbinary individuals saying that the move violated their First Amendment rights.—
Mikelle Street,
Them.,
6 Nov. 2025 -
In 1872, Campbell represented a group of white New Orleans butchers who claimed that efforts by Louisiana’s Reconstruction legislature to regulate their industry violated their Thirteenth and Fourteenth Amendment rights.—
Equal Justice Initiative,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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Our country just invaded Venezuela and captured its president, who admittedly was a bad guy.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 Jan. 2026
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There’s no way Trump would have invaded Venezuela if that country didn’t have vast deposits of oil.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
8 Jan. 2026
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In a separate ruling, in October 2025, the French equalities regulator said Meta’s Facebook algorithm breached France’s anti-discrimination law by displaying different job advertisements to men and women.—
Carlotta Dotto,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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SFGate reports that the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department has since dealt repeatedly with the fencing being breached.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
6 Nov. 2025
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The clip has gone viral; people love it; Tap has accidentally re-impinged on pop consciousness.—
James Parker,
The Atlantic,
12 Sep. 2025
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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
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New York resident Brian Wilson told EW in March 2024 that a conflict began near him at the top of the show, and lasted around six minutes as one man's attempt to record the show intruded upon a woman's comfort.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Jan. 2026
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Many of those executive orders intruded upon state authority over administering elections and enforcing crime.—
Mary Ellen Klas,
Twin Cities,
31 Dec. 2025
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This is just one of numerous examples of inequalities that are entrenched in and deepened by medical and educational systems.—
Jennifer Singh,
The Conversation,
8 Jan. 2026
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Compared to the start and stop rollout of electric vehicle policy in the US, EVs have become firmly entrenched in China.—
Ella Nilsen,
CNN Money,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Infringed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infringed. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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