INFRINGED Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

infringed

verb

past tense of infringe

as in violated

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Bonta said his office is investigating whether OpenAI violated any laws and vowed to use the state’s enforcement powers to protect California residents.

— Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026
The suit also claims UCLA violated its federal grant terms and asks for the funds to be repaid.

— Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of violated

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Russia invaded its neighbor more than 4½ years ago, and there are no concrete signs that a peace settlement might be possible.

— Susie Blann, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026
Russia invaded its neighbor more than 4 ½ years ago, and there are no concrete signs that a peace settlement might be possible.

— HANNA ARHIROVA, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of invaded

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Avira advises using a password manager to create and save a strong new password for any accounts that were breached.

— Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2026
The central allegation would be that ASU had a duty of care to Mayich, that the school breached its own safety rules as well as those set by industry standards, and that the mistakes caused the injury.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of breached

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The legal case, decided at an emergency hearing in a Los Angeles courthouse on Monday morning, was brought by an Iranian fan who said FIFA’s block impinged freedom of speech, but the judge rejected that argument.

— Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 16 June 2026
Kurtz’s attorneys argued police lacked probable cause to obtain the information and impinged on his privacy rights.

— Mark Scolforo, Fortune, 23 Feb. 2026

Definition of impinged

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OpenAI models broke out of testing environments, gained access to the open internet, and intruded into Hugging Face’s computer systems.

— Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026
Thinking another male had intruded on his territory, the bird quickly descended.

— Stephanie Szarmach, The Conversation, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of intruded

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There is also evidence of second-round effects from energy costs, reinforcing the risk that inflation is becoming entrenched, BofA said.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
Many of these needs can be difficult to address because the underlying vulnerabilities are deeply entrenched.

— Bethany Tietjen, The Conversation, 21 Sep. 2026

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