as in incursion
a sudden attack on and entrance into hostile territory
the army is finally making inroads into enemy territory
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Recent Examples of inroad
Ciattarelli came within three points of winning four years ago, and that was before Trump made unexpected inroads with Hispanic voters.
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Philip Elliott, Time, 3 Nov. 2025
The Republicans made significant inroads in New Jersey, Chris.
—ABC News, 2 Nov. 2025
The city has made some inroads this year, thanks in large part to a multi-family housing incentive program that has shaved development fees and taxes, making some projects feasible to build again.
—Devan Patel, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
In exchange, the tech companies have an opportunity to make inroads into schools and win over students in the race for AI dominance.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025
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Philip Elliott, Time, 3 Nov. 2025
The Republicans made significant inroads in New Jersey, Chris.
—ABC News, 2 Nov. 2025
The city has made some inroads this year, thanks in large part to a multi-family housing incentive program that has shaved development fees and taxes, making some projects feasible to build again.
—Devan Patel, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
In exchange, the tech companies have an opportunity to make inroads into schools and win over students in the race for AI dominance.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inroad
Noun
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Guaidó’s team seemed interested in using part of the funds for the operation to finance riots in the streets that would go alongside the incursion.—
Kevin G. Hall,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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Some of these are described by a narrator and visualized as ghostly incursions from the past.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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In August, The Guardian said the Israeli Defense Forces' Unit 8200 had built a system in Microsoft's Azure cloud for tracking Palestinians' phone calls as part of the country's invasion of Gaza, leading Microsoft to investigate the newspaper's assertions.—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
6 Nov. 2025
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Iran, Baghdad’s arch enemy during Hussein’s rule, now enjoys significant influence in Iraq – another direct result of the US invasion.—
Ben Wedeman,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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Three police officers lean on a silver car blocking a Louvre entrance, hours after thieves carried out a daylight raid on French crown jewels.—
NPR,
NPR,
9 Nov. 2025
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Advertisement 'Exhausted and bruised' The first video from last week, in which agents drive away with a toddler still in the back, took place in Los Angeles during a raid at Home Depot in the Cypress Park neighborhood.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Inroad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inroad. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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