infringing

verb

present participle of infringe
1
as in violating

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2
as in invading

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infringing
  1. violating
  2. invading
  3. breaching
  4. impinging
  5. offending
  6. intruding
  7. entrenching
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  • The details of his parole in that case are not yet clear, but Garcia was out by April 2023, when he was charged with violating that parole.
    — Olivia Young, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Barnes denied any cooperation violating state law and said ICE agents are legally allowed to be in public areas of the jails.
    — Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of violating
Verb
  • Without proper circulation, harmful fungi have an optimal environment for invading your lawn.
    — David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 7 Nov. 2026
  • This logic has endured since 1935, when the League of Nations sanctioned Italy for invading Ethiopia, in the hope that doing so would induce Italy to call off its invasion or at least temper its ambitions.
    — S. C. M. Paine, Foreign Affairs, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of invading
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  • In 2024, South Korea’s National Police Agency revealed that North Korean hackers had mounted all-out cyberattacks against South Korean defense companies for over a year, breaching their networks and stealing technical data.
    — Sam Mullins, Foreign Affairs, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Security video showed Morley breaching a fence while still wearing prison clothing.
    — Adam Sabes , Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of breaching
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  • The state of the economy is not yet impinging on Iran’s ability to wage war.
    — Esfandyar Batmanghelidj, Foreign Affairs, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Gonzalez was a little worried about impinging on Sinclaire, also a single mother, but took the offer — her only other option was to move in with her mother in New Jersey.
    — Kayla Levy, Curbed, 25 June 2026
Definition of impinging
Verb
  • Narratively, the momentum crests at the protest, abetted by Maksimović’s most dynamic cinematic trickery — which extends to a shot from the perspective of the errant, offending stone.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Interestingly, there is no statistically detectable difference in offending rates before college, suggesting the future fraternity members weren’t always fundamentally different in their behavior.
    — Jens Ludwig, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of offending
Verb
  • Sullivan rejected that reasoning, concluding that further interrogation risked improperly intruding on jury deliberations and pressuring a juror to change his position.
    — Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Nov. 2026
  • No last-minute requests of the host, their oven space, and no intruding on their mental timeline.
    — Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of intruding
Verb
  • Between 2016 and 2020, Russia remains on a war footing with Ukraine, arming and training pro-Kremlin groups in the eastern part of the country and entrenching its presence in the Donbas and Crimea.
    — Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2026
  • These devices could extend consumers’ relationships with ChatGPT into the physical world, entrenching them in an Apple-like ecosystem of AI assistants.
    — Emily Forlini, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of entrenching
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“Infringing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infringing. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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