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
China has attempted to make inroads for the past several years to buy oil in yuan, particularly in Saudi Arabia, but with limited success.
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Tim Lister, CNN Money, 16 Mar. 2026
No one seems to dispute it—even with the inroads David Ellison has lately made.
—Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 13 Mar. 2026
The commission’s vote doesn’t automatically kill the Costco project, but at the very least is a hard setback after the company appeared to be making inroads against local opposition.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 13 Mar. 2026
The regulations stymied plans by China’s EV giant BYD to make inroads in India, while high profile Chinese investors pulled out of deals involving Indian startups.
—J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 10 Mar. 2026
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Tim Lister, CNN Money, 16 Mar. 2026
No one seems to dispute it—even with the inroads David Ellison has lately made.
—Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 13 Mar. 2026
The commission’s vote doesn’t automatically kill the Costco project, but at the very least is a hard setback after the company appeared to be making inroads against local opposition.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 13 Mar. 2026
The regulations stymied plans by China’s EV giant BYD to make inroads in India, while high profile Chinese investors pulled out of deals involving Indian startups.
—J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 10 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inroad
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Administration officials and Republican lawmakers have argued the buildup is about maintaining leverage and flexibility rather than signaling an imminent incursion, with the White House emphasizing that planning for ground options does not mean a decision to deploy troops has been made.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2026
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Their voices have only gotten louder as talk of a ground incursion has picked up.—
Jonathan Lemire,
The Atlantic,
1 Apr. 2026
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The potential ground operation would reportedly fall short of a full-scale invasion but could involve raids by a mixture of Special Operations forces and conventional infantry troops, the officials were quoted as saying.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
30 Mar. 2026
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In retaliation for a ground invasion, Iran’s Houthi allies in Yemen could attack ships in the Red Sea, halting the flow of oil and cargo via a route that’s been used to bypass the Strait of Hormuz.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
30 Mar. 2026
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At least four similar apps were axed in the following days, including Eyes Up, a platform that archived videos of arrests, raids, and abuses by immigration agents.—
Oriana van Praag,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2026
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Those MEUs typically have been used for missions like evacuations and amphibious operations that require ship-to-shore movements, such as raids and assaults.—
Annette Choi,
CNN Money,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Inroad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inroad. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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