infringed

past tense of infringe

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for infringed
Verb
  • Along with the legal near-miss, the staff report found that Chua’s actions violated several city codes, including by directing a staff member without going through the city manager and by improperly calling a meeting.
    Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Separately, two Russian aircraft flying from Kaliningrad violated Lithuanian airspace near Kybartai on Thursday, two Lithuanian officials told NBC News.
    Alexander Smith, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Others say the name arose because the Muslim Turks first invaded Albania by way of the mountains in the fourteenth century.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022.
    Barney Henderson, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The wide-ranging pact also includes amendment of a forbearance agreement with Palomar’s lenders, a requirement that lenders created after the public health care district breached financial covenants on more than $700 million in revenue bond debt.
    Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Although the museum’s alarm system activated the moment the window was breached and police responded within three minutes, the thieves disappeared before authorities arrived.
    Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The clip has gone viral; people love it; Tap has accidentally re-impinged on pop consciousness.
    James Parker, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2025
  • 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
  • The two sides are deeply entrenched.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 20 Oct. 2025
  • More recently however this dynamic has changed as bitcoin and other assets have become more firmly entrenched in the risk-on asset category.
    Sean Stein Smith, Forbes.com, 18 Oct. 2025
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“Infringed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infringed. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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