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
Afp | Getty Images Chinese car brands are rapidly making inroads in Europe’s EV utopia
Since the first delivery of an MG car to Norway in January 2020, Chinese electric vehicle brands have gone on to capture a combined market share of roughly 10%.
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Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 14 July 2025
Trump made inroads with middle-class voters in the 2024 election, who previously broke for the Democrats by around 56 percent in 2020, with 42 percent of voters on incomes between $50,000-$100,000 voting for Trump.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 July 2025
Crypto Expansion Needs Better Rule Making As cryptoassets continue to make inroads into the TradFi landscape, crypto adjacent services such as staking, mining, and even crypto lending will need to be thought about from a policy perspective moving forward.
—Sean Stein Smith, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
Well-known, mainstream products are making inroads as well, sponsoring teams and tournaments.
—Miami Herald, 7 July 2025
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Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 14 July 2025
Trump made inroads with middle-class voters in the 2024 election, who previously broke for the Democrats by around 56 percent in 2020, with 42 percent of voters on incomes between $50,000-$100,000 voting for Trump.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 July 2025
Crypto Expansion Needs Better Rule Making As cryptoassets continue to make inroads into the TradFi landscape, crypto adjacent services such as staking, mining, and even crypto lending will need to be thought about from a policy perspective moving forward.
—Sean Stein Smith, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
Well-known, mainstream products are making inroads as well, sponsoring teams and tournaments.
—Miami Herald, 7 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inroad
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Neither did Kennedy blame his predecessors for the Soviet incursion in Cuba, President Eisenhower, a Republican, and President Truman, a Democrat.—
Richard Cherwitz,
Hartford Courant,
8 July 2025
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The alleged embezzlement has been cited as one of the reasons for deficiencies in Russia’s defensive lines that failed to stem a surprise Ukrainian incursion in the region launched in August 2024.—
Aamer Madhani,
Chicago Tribune,
8 July 2025
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Battles will also almost certainly resemble the combat sparked by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.—
Tom Vanden Brook,
USA Today,
2 Aug. 2025
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New satellite imagery has surfaced showing China's enigmatic new landing barges—vessels believed to have been designed to support large-scale amphibious assaults, such as a potential invasion of Taiwan.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Aug. 2025
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In July 2024, U.S. law enforcement conducted an on-site raid at Fuyao Glass America’s plant in Moraine as well as other locations in the area as part of an investigation into a third-party labor service company.—
Russell Flannery,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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As attacks on immigrants are rising, local economies are weakening, with the fear of immigration raids keeping people home.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
30 July 2025
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“Inroad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inroad. Accessed 9 Aug. 2025.
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