as in incursions
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 inroads
No one seems to dispute it—even with the inroads David Ellison has lately made.
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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
Sports is an arena that Barbie has been increasingly making inroads into.
—Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 5 Mar. 2026
Defense technology has been an attractive area of investment as startups make inroads with the Pentagon, which for decades has relied on a handful of legacy companies.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 3 Mar. 2026
Honor Honor Magic V6 foldable phone While Samsung dominates the foldable smartphone category with its Galaxy Z Fold line of devices, Honor is trying to make inroads into the premium segment with its foldable V series of devices, featuring ultra-thin batteries.
—Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 1 Mar. 2026
Chapek failed to make inroads with the agents and filmmakers who are vital to the production of Disney’s movies and shows.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 25 Feb. 2026
The DreamLab aims to spark curiosity in STEM among young women and make inroads with underserved communities.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 19 Feb. 2026
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
Sports is an arena that Barbie has been increasingly making inroads into.
—Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 5 Mar. 2026
Defense technology has been an attractive area of investment as startups make inroads with the Pentagon, which for decades has relied on a handful of legacy companies.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 3 Mar. 2026
Honor Honor Magic V6 foldable phone While Samsung dominates the foldable smartphone category with its Galaxy Z Fold line of devices, Honor is trying to make inroads into the premium segment with its foldable V series of devices, featuring ultra-thin batteries.
—Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 1 Mar. 2026
Chapek failed to make inroads with the agents and filmmakers who are vital to the production of Disney’s movies and shows.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 25 Feb. 2026
The DreamLab aims to spark curiosity in STEM among young women and make inroads with underserved communities.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 19 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inroads
Noun
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Judges determine whether there is sufficient evidence to support probable cause and ensure that the warrant’s scope is narrowly focused to permit only minimal incursions on people’s rights.—
Amanda Cats-Baril,
Twin Cities,
4 Mar. 2026
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European monarchs decided when to commit their countries to wars and military incursions.—
William J Watkins Jr,
Oc Register,
4 Mar. 2026
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At the same time, since World War II, Moscow has initiated around nine or ten military invasions in other countries.—
Hanlu Zhang,
Artforum,
10 Mar. 2026
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Dance music has had a rough go of it in recent months — from clubs shuttering en masse to event cancellations due to goon-squad invasions of American cities.—
Michaelangelo Matos,
Rolling Stone,
2 Mar. 2026
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What mattered to Anthropic was a guarantee that Claude would have nothing to do with the analysis of bulk data collected domestically, an issue especially salient to its employees in the context of ongoing ICE raids.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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Recent raids may try to instill fear, but this special communal space feels impervious to such weak displays.—
Lilliam Rivera,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Inroads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inroads. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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