Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for infringed
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The union had maintained that the program violated the five-year national master contract agreed upon between the parties in 2023.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
6 Apr. 2026 -
Defendants’ conduct violated the law and they must be held accountable.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
6 Apr. 2026
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Relations with Angola soon soured and then worsened when Angola’s governor briefly invaded southern Kongo in 1622.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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Israel has invaded Lebanon as the war in Iran expands in the region.—
Greg Dixon,
NPR,
2 Apr. 2026
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In January, the couple lost their first clutch of eggs laid during the 2025-2026 breeding season after ravens breached their nest.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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The average gas price breached $4 this week for the first time since 2022.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
3 Apr. 2026
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Kurtz’s attorneys argued police lacked probable cause to obtain the information and impinged on his privacy rights.—
Mark Scolforo,
Fortune,
23 Feb. 2026
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Kurtz's attorneys argued police lacked probable cause to obtain the information and impinged on his privacy rights.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Feb. 2026
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Red-state politicians and tea party activists protested that Common Core intruded on state control of education; the Obama administration’s support for the standards intensified that opposition.—
Steven Yoder,
States Newsroom,
20 Mar. 2026
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This is hardly the first time outside events have intruded on the industry’s biggest night.—
Maer Roshan,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Mar. 2026
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The Gulf War left Saddam Hussein in power, but weakened and dangerous, a source of regional instability for another decade—a pattern that some fear might be playing out in Iran, if the regime emerges from the war battered but no less entrenched.—
Ishaan Tharoor,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Every nine innings is not some sort of referendum on these Phillies, but it’ll be treated as such because the expectations are so high and the narratives so entrenched.—
Matt Gelb,
New York Times,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Infringed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infringed. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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