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
That last point is a major challenge since China has already made some inroads into North America through Mexico and its arrival on the continent is more of an eventuality, according to Robinet.
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Ed Garsten, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Tayfun Coskun | Anadolu | Getty Images American Airlines plans to outfit more than 500 of its narrow-body aircraft with Starlink, handing another win to Elon Musk's SpaceX unit that has made inroads with major carriers for in-flight Wi-Fi.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 26 May 2026
Trump made inroads with Latino voters like Ramirez during the 2024 elections, earning support that helped propel him to a second term in the White House.
—Rebecca Santana, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2026
Villa looked to be struggling to make inroads against their German opponents right up until the 41st minute, when Youri Tielemans emphatically opened the floodgates, drifting into space from a corner kick and before superbly volleying home from Morgan Rogers’ floated cross.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 20 May 2026
But while more extreme uses of generative AI continue to prompt worry, other iterations continue to make inroads.
—ABC News, 18 May 2026
China’s changing reliance The executives who traveled to Beijing seeking inroads to the Chinese market are facing a much tougher sell now.
—Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 15 May 2026
Despite all of that, Avo has made notable inroads into college sports licensing at big-time schools, maneuvering through a tangled network of stakeholders and territorial claims.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 12 May 2026
Nina Linh, who entered the race early on as a Democrat but has since identified as an independent, is hoping to make inroads with voters disenchanted by both parties.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026
Ed Garsten, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Tayfun Coskun | Anadolu | Getty Images American Airlines plans to outfit more than 500 of its narrow-body aircraft with Starlink, handing another win to Elon Musk's SpaceX unit that has made inroads with major carriers for in-flight Wi-Fi.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 26 May 2026
Trump made inroads with Latino voters like Ramirez during the 2024 elections, earning support that helped propel him to a second term in the White House.
—Rebecca Santana, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2026
Villa looked to be struggling to make inroads against their German opponents right up until the 41st minute, when Youri Tielemans emphatically opened the floodgates, drifting into space from a corner kick and before superbly volleying home from Morgan Rogers’ floated cross.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 20 May 2026
But while more extreme uses of generative AI continue to prompt worry, other iterations continue to make inroads.
—ABC News, 18 May 2026
China’s changing reliance The executives who traveled to Beijing seeking inroads to the Chinese market are facing a much tougher sell now.
—Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 15 May 2026
Despite all of that, Avo has made notable inroads into college sports licensing at big-time schools, maneuvering through a tangled network of stakeholders and territorial claims.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 12 May 2026
Nina Linh, who entered the race early on as a Democrat but has since identified as an independent, is hoping to make inroads with voters disenchanted by both parties.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inroads
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Meanwhile, Lithuania, along with Estonia, Latvia and Poland, has existing or planned defense programs along NATO’s eastern flank, aimed in part at deterring potential Russian or Belarusian military incursions.—
Tatsiana Kulakevich,
The Conversation,
4 June 2026
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There’ve been at least two other New York City sewer incursions since Jakupovic’s encounter, both in Brooklyn last week.—
David K. Li,
NBC news,
2 June 2026
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Fungal pathogens are usually already present in the soil of the lawn, and they can be activated when ideal conditions for fungal invasions arrive.—
David Beaulieu,
The Spruce,
28 May 2026
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But that was no surprise in a notoriously toxic period for British tabloids that subjected female stars (both homegrown and American, like Lindsay Lohan and Britney Spears) to invasions of privacy and public hounding.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
28 May 2026
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Prosecutors say Ian Roberts spent nearly two decades working in urban schools without authorization, using a counterfeit Social Security card as Des Moines’ leader, even as Trump-era ICE raids intensified.—
Hannah Fingerhut,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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The bakery became a gathering point for community support during federal immigration raids in Charlotte last fall, when Betancur temporarily closed the shop for the first time in its history.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
29 May 2026
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“Inroads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inroads. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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