infringing

Definition of infringingnext
present participle of infringe

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for infringing
Verb
  • Yuen and Wai have pleaded not guilty to violating the National Security Act by assisting a foreign intelligence service between December 2023 and May 2024 and committing foreign interference by trying to force their way into a home.
    ABC News, ABC News, 4 Mar. 2026
  • That same month, the Wyandotte County District Attorney’s Office charged him with one count of violating the Kansas Offender Registration Act.
    Robert A. Cronkleton March 4, Kansas City Star, 4 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Trump has long mocked Bush for ruining his presidency by invading Iraq, and his administration over the past week has sought to downplay any parallels between Bush’s misadventures and its own attack on Iran.
    Vivian Salama, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2026
  • This thin layer dries out quickly, and dry soil discourages termites from invading.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 4 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • That target refers to temperature increases over 20 years, but breaching it for one year shows efforts to slow down climate change have been insufficient, the scientists who wrote the new paper said.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Wife killed in February airstrikes Mojtaba Khamenei was a particular target for criticism by protesters during unrest over the death of a young woman in police custody in 2022, after she was arrested for allegedly breaching the Islamic Republic's strict dress codes.
    James Powel, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • In principle, besides fluctuating stars transients can be associated with other things, too, such as extreme space weather events impinging on the upper atmosphere, sunlight glinting off reflective objects near Earth, as well as flaws in the telescope or the imaging process.
    Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Workers aren’t necessarily worried about AI impinging on their jobs – a large majority, 80%, view AI technologies, including gen AI, as more of an opportunity than a threat.
    Joe McKendrick, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • O'Herrin notes that chopping down the offending tree is not going solve your issue in the long term.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2026
  • If a team has a second offense under this proposal, the offending team would be given a 5-yard penalty.
    Dallas Morning News, Dallas Morning News, 26 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • This vireo actually is singing its song to woo a mate or deter another potential romantic partner from intruding on its territory.
    Sheryl DeVore, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
  • These types of claims are generally where a neighbor is intruding onto your property and causing damage without any consent to do so.
    Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 7 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Far from retreating, the government is entrenching itself.
    Amanda Cats-Baril, Twin Cities, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Artificial intelligence is increasingly entrenching itself in our society, and universities are no exception.
    Devika Rao, TheWeek, 26 Feb. 2026
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“Infringing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infringing. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.

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