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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infringed
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The underlying lawsuit, filed in December, alleges that federal officers violated the First and Fourth Amendment rights of six protesters.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Jan. 2026 -
The agency conceded that confidential data had been improperly accessed and shared and emphasized that the disclosures violated strict federal laws governing tax return confidentiality.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Nearly four years later, Russian forces continue to grind along the front lines achieving incremental territorial gains at an extremely high cost, while Ukraine has managed to retake vast areas that Moscow initially invaded.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
26 Jan. 2026
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Pastor says protesters invaded church A Minnesota church targeted by an anti-ICE protest Sunday decried it as unlawful, while one of the protest leaders called for the resignation of a church leader who works at a local ICE office.—
Alanna Durkin Richer,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2026
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The indictment said a group of about 20 militants breached the main gate and set fire to the buildings, killing Stevens and Smith.—
Kathryn Watson,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2026
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If that 45-day minimum before the TVOD window is breached, that inflection point leads to massive erosion of theatrical revenue.—
Joseph M. Singer,
Deadline,
6 Feb. 2026
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The flames impinged on a nearby building, but the building did not catch fire, the fire department said.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
16 Dec. 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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The group also talks about how the event unfolded even as the real world intruded on the festival bubble, in the form of both news about Minnesota and a violent incident at Sundance itself.—
Hillary Busis,
Vanity Fair,
29 Jan. 2026
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Seoul and Pyongyang have been on edge over North Korea's accusation that South Korea intruded its airspace with drones in January and last September.—
Hakyung Kate Lee,
ABC News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Marsee’s inclusion is odd, because he is already entrenched as Miami’s center fielder.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
3 Feb. 2026
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Hinton’s work shows how institutions—from urban police to public housing and segregated, underfunded schools—have, through their practices, entrenched a racially unjust status quo.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Infringed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infringed. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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