Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for infringes
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Announcing a voter’s party preference out loud violates that rule.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Feb. 2026 -
But in January last year, the South African parliament approved a land Expropriation Act, which critics say violates that constitution.—
Anderson Cooper,
CBS News,
23 Feb. 2026
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Then again, that slightly generic quality never impinges on the film’s characterizations, and allows viewers to extrapolate the finer points of this story to the plights of so many other refugees, from Syria and elsewhere.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
27 Jan. 2026
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Blakeney, who left Universal last spring, specializes in equipping theme parks with all of the unsexy infrastructure required to function—toilets, cellphone towers—as well as ensuring that none of it impinges on the illusion.—
Bianca Bosker,
The Atlantic,
14 Sep. 2025
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Continue reading … OPINION NICOLE VELASCO & ERIN MERSINO – America's churches under siege as violence increasingly invades sacred ground.—
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FOXNews.com,
18 Feb. 2026
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In the midst of a brutally cold winter, an unwelcome armed force invades a peaceful community, bringing panic, turmoil and brutal violence.—
Erik Pedersen,
Oc Register,
30 Jan. 2026
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Elon Musk has a habit of announcing the future in sweeping metaphors, then quietly changing course when reality intrudes.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Feb. 2026
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As a nose of warmer air intrudes in the lower-middle levels of the atmosphere, this may result in some sleet briefly mixing into our southern counties, especially areas south of I-70.—
Trey Fulbright,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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With each passing day, Hamas further re-entrenches its control.—
Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib,
The Atlantic,
4 Nov. 2025
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The digital dirham likely further entrenches the US dollar’s dominance, because the UAE’s currency is pegged to the greenback, but gives US regulators less oversight over financial flows.—
Kelsey Warner,
semafor.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Infringes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infringes. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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