inroads

plural of inroad

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Recent Examples of inroads New Jersey historically has a Democratic lean but shifted rightward in last year’s presidential race as Republicans made inroads with Latino, Asian and young voters, groups that traditionally have voted for Democrats. Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 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 The new agreement arrives as traditional Hollywood is attempting to make inroads in the format. Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2025 After the fiasco at the party, Stacey attempts to make inroads with the group by reconnecting with Wendy first, despite Wendy having led the charge to ask questions about her personal life on the reunion stage. Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2025 Longchamp is best known for its bags, but is making inroads in its ready-to-wear. Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2025 And OpenAI is making inroads into shopping, entertainment, education and government services — laying out plans to become more like a platform than a basic app in its developer conference on Monday. Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025 Beyond radio, Jelly Roll has made inroads on multiple Billboard rankings. Russ Penuell, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2025 Mamdani has made some inroads, both in the polls and with respect to endorsements from Democrats who aren’t in the same wing of the party as him. Jesse Byrnes, The Hill, 1 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inroads
Noun
  • Although the balloon incident has not been directly linked to Moscow, Lithuania's border closures add to tensions spiked by accusations of Russian incursions into NATO airspace amid Moscow’s aggression in Ukraine.
    Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The outlet added that the recent airspace incursions have fueled fears that Russian President Vladimir Putin could be testing NATO, though Moscow has denied this.
    Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • This was legitimized as a way to protect the country from further invasions – which the French were constantly threatening to do.
    Julia Gaffield, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Two families were targeted in separate armed home invasions in Philadelphia this weekend, authorities said, and the search is on for the suspects in both cases.
    Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • There’s a lot of fear in the air – fear of speaking out, fear of being swept up in ICE raids, etc.
    Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 26 Oct. 2025
  • There have been splashy workplace raids like the ones that occurred at a Georgia Hyundai plant and a California legal marijuana farm.
    Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 26 Oct. 2025

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“Inroads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inroads. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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