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as in violating
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as in invading
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infringing
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Both Israel and Hezbollah — which was not party to the ceasefire — accuse each other daily of violating the truce.—
Khaled Wassef,
CBS News,
3 June 2026 -
Section 301 allows the USTR to investigate countries potentially violating other nations’ trade agreements or practices that hurt US business.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
3 June 2026
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More than two millennia later, another invading army is again visible from its shore.—
Euan Ward,
New Yorker,
29 May 2026
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And that can be particularly useful when dramatizing moments that should feel a little off, or when some sinister force is invading the characters’ space.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
28 May 2026
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Peters was the first local election official to be charged with breaching security after the 2020 election.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
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The agreement is expected to extend the current shaky ceasefire that has been in place since early April, though both sides have accused the other of breaching it with continued strikes.—
Freddie Clayton,
NBC news,
30 May 2026
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Likewise, Levine has said city staff has tried to discover the best way to address the important issue of residents needing cell phone service, without impinging on enjoyment of Wentworth Park.—
Elliot Mann,
Twin Cities,
30 Apr. 2026
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Upgrades will require significant reinforcement of some walls and elevator shafts, though engineers have found ways to do the work by pouring new concrete footings and installing additional steel bracing without significantly impinging on internal spaces or being visible on exterior surfaces.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
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So the Devil orders the father to cut off his daughter’s offending hands.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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As soon as the customers would walk out of sight, the drivers would take photos of the offending vehicle, then back their flatbeds into place and load them up, usually within a couple of minutes.—
Kelsy Mittauer,
CBS News,
3 June 2026
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South Florida will have no way to send water to the ocean, and no way to stop salt water from intruding into its water supply.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
23 May 2026
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There are worse things that could happen than Jimmy Fallon intruding upon your life in the game and being forced to adapt to that.—
Emily Longeretta,
Variety,
23 Apr. 2026
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After the Plessy ruling segregation laws multiplied, entrenching a system of racial separation that would last for decades.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
15 May 2026
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The 200-acre Fayetteville facility is a fútbol showcase, entrenching Georgia as the center of the international sport’s growth in America.—
Zachary Hansen,
AJC.com,
7 May 2026
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“Infringing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infringing. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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