infringes (on or upon)

present tense third-person singular of infringe (on or upon)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infringes (on or upon)
Verb
  • In the lawsuit Friday over Golden State Wind, California argues the deal violates the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, which gives California input into offshore leasing decisions.
    Blanca Begert, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
  • This violates right-to-delete laws, and worse, hackers can reverse-engineer those leftover AI files to steal sensitive health data.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • One company, ZBiotics, touts a bacteria modified to produce an enzyme that breaks acetaldehyde down.
    Shayla Love, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2026
  • My heart breaks for the world, her family and friends who will miss her deeply.
    Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
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“Infringes (on or upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infringes%20%28on%20or%20upon%29. Accessed 31 Aug. 2026.

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