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
Crypto continues to make inroads, and TradFi markets would be well-served to react with agility.
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Sean Stein Smith, Forbes.com, 22 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
But while more extreme uses of generative AI continue to prompt worry, other iterations continue to make inroads.
—ABC News, 18 May 2026
Kevin Acklin, the former Penguins president of business operations, made real inroads into making this happen.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 15 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
But making inroads is slowgoing and some corporate clients are locked in by existing products.
—Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 6 May 2026
Sean Stein Smith, Forbes.com, 22 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
But while more extreme uses of generative AI continue to prompt worry, other iterations continue to make inroads.
—ABC News, 18 May 2026
Kevin Acklin, the former Penguins president of business operations, made real inroads into making this happen.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 15 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
But making inroads is slowgoing and some corporate clients are locked in by existing products.
—Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 6 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inroads
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Such knowledge is desperately needed along Russia’s border with NATO where there has been a spate of drone incursions in recent months, including from Ukrainian drones sent off course by Russian jamming.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 May 2026
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Hamas fears that Palestine will be susceptible to future incursions by the Israeli military if the territories do not have the capacity to defend themselves.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
8 May 2026
Noun
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Remember, Iran was surrounding us with a noose of death of simultaneous invasions from Gaza, from Hamas, and from-- from Lebanon by Hezbollah.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
10 May 2026
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Over millennia, the island has endured successive invasions from outsiders seeking to exploit the land.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
7 May 2026
Noun
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Many of the targets for these cases came from raids on distributors who had sold the access cards and bootloaders.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
22 May 2026
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Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio conducted high-profile raids in Latino communities and, later, the state saw large influxes of migrants during the Biden administration.—
Rebecca Santana,
Chicago Tribune,
22 May 2026
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“Inroads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inroads. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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