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
Carr’s endorsement gave Jackson inroads to voters searching for an alternative to Jones.
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Greg Bluestein,
AJC.com,
17 June 2026
The far right was making inroads across Europe, including in Germany.
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Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
Kalshi has made significant inroads in the sports world over the last year.
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Devon Henderson,
New York Times,
14 June 2026
And the candidates’ crime-fighting proposals were not enough to make inroads with voters, many of whom associate each aspiring president with controversial Peruvian politicians.
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Franklin Briceño,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
And the candidates' crime-fighting proposals were not enough to make inroads with voters, many of whom associate each aspiring president with controversial Peruvian politicians.
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ABC News,
8 June 2026
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
That tension could be especially important in the midterm elections, when Catholic voters may play an outsized role in swing districts in places like Long Island, Pennsylvania and Ohio, where Republicans have made inroads, Burge said.
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Luke Fountain,
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.
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Rebecca Santana,
Chicago Tribune,
22 May 2026
Greg Bluestein,
AJC.com,
17 June 2026
The far right was making inroads across Europe, including in Germany.
—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
Kalshi has made significant inroads in the sports world over the last year.
—
Devon Henderson,
New York Times,
14 June 2026
And the candidates’ crime-fighting proposals were not enough to make inroads with voters, many of whom associate each aspiring president with controversial Peruvian politicians.
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Franklin Briceño,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
And the candidates' crime-fighting proposals were not enough to make inroads with voters, many of whom associate each aspiring president with controversial Peruvian politicians.
—
ABC News,
8 June 2026
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.
—
Ed Garsten,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
That tension could be especially important in the midterm elections, when Catholic voters may play an outsized role in swing districts in places like Long Island, Pennsylvania and Ohio, where Republicans have made inroads, Burge said.
—
Luke Fountain,
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inroads
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Past Israel-Hezbollah ceasefires in Lebanon have often failed, and, in the run-up to the MOU, Israeli forces made their deepest incursions into Lebanon in the past quarter century.
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Regulators continue to focus on runway safety, and FAA data shows there were 1,636 runway incursions in fiscal year 2025, down from 1,758 in 2024 and 1,760 in 2023.
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Something Manobal still contends with, as would anyone in her position, are invasions of privacy.
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Mongol invasions came and went.
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Trump’s immigration team vows that more raids are forthcoming.
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Japanese antitrust officials periodically make high-profile raids to protect fair competition, such as one on Google, instructing it to fix its advertising search restrictions allegedly affecting Yahoo in the country.
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“Inroads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inroads. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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