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as in wandering
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I consider him to be trespassing against all of us when he trespasses against any one of us
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Recent Examples of trespassing
Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 8 Apr. 2026
New York State Police have arrested about a dozen people for trespassing there so far this year.
—Tony Aiello, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
The home of Nicki Minaj is the subject of a police investigation after a man was arrested for allegedly trespassing on the rapper's property.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
Transit officials said the fence was essential and long overdue to prevent people from trespassing on the tracks and being killed, as trains were becoming faster and more frequent.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
In Florida, trespassing on a construction site is a felony; trespassing on critical infrastructure, however, was almost always a misdemeanor.
—Adam Ciralsky, Vanity Fair, 19 Mar. 2026
The city discourages trespassing on private property.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
But then the forests themselves start coming to life when they’re not supposed to, consuming the humans unwittingly trespassing on their land.
—Literary Hub, 2 Mar. 2026
With a 45% increase in unsheltered homelessness in the state, lawmakers are proposing legislation to prohibit municipalities from using general laws like trespassing against unhoused people who are simply resting or storing their belongings on public land.
—Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 27 Feb. 2026
Verb
All of the remaining children were trespassing on the facility, but are not being charged.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 8 Apr. 2026
New York State Police have arrested about a dozen people for trespassing there so far this year.
—Tony Aiello, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
The home of Nicki Minaj is the subject of a police investigation after a man was arrested for allegedly trespassing on the rapper's property.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
Transit officials said the fence was essential and long overdue to prevent people from trespassing on the tracks and being killed, as trains were becoming faster and more frequent.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
In Florida, trespassing on a construction site is a felony; trespassing on critical infrastructure, however, was almost always a misdemeanor.
—Adam Ciralsky, Vanity Fair, 19 Mar. 2026
The city discourages trespassing on private property.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
But then the forests themselves start coming to life when they’re not supposed to, consuming the humans unwittingly trespassing on their land.
—Literary Hub, 2 Mar. 2026
With a 45% increase in unsheltered homelessness in the state, lawmakers are proposing legislation to prohibit municipalities from using general laws like trespassing against unhoused people who are simply resting or storing their belongings on public land.
—Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 27 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trespassing
Adjective
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The setting may be out of time, but speaks to the present, as the villagers’ conservatism manifests as rejection, suspicion and persecution — treating outsiders or non-conformists as an invading pathogen.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
12 Apr. 2026
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The men were sent to CECOT in March after Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act, a wartime law, declaring the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua an invading force.—
Gary Grumbach,
NBC news,
9 Feb. 2026
Verb
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These suede clog mules are an easy choice for everything, including early bakery runs, long travel days, and wandering through mountain towns.—
Paris Wilson,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Apr. 2026
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The two-day search for a missing 12-year-old girl came to a surprising end when she was discovered wandering a Dollar General store, according to investigators in North Carolina.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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For patrician statesmen, grandeur is usually understated, radiating restraint rather than gawk-inspiring shows of brazen wealth.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
13 Apr. 2026
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Such institutional prejudice often surfaces, in ways both brazen and subtle, when Muslims attempt to build new places of worship or renovate existing ones.—
Connor Letourneau,
San Francisco Chronicle,
11 Apr. 2026
Verb
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By 2025, Anderson — then 59 and nearing completion of her bachelor’s degree — was failing classes and falling behind on bills.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
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The Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) says lead paint is falling from six Baltimore-area bridges and contaminating waterways.—
Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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His first goal was pretty enough, an inch-perfect sidefoot just inside Donnarumma’s far post, but his second was a work of impudent art.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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Gemma reluctantly agrees to rebuild her impudent robot in a new body, and the sequel ends with an explosive showdown between Amelia and M3GAN, who nearly dies in a noble attempt to save Gemma and her niece, Cady (Violet McGraw).—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
29 June 2025
Verb
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Then there was the case of the Waukegan woman who froze to death on the hospital’s roof after straying from her room.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Mar. 2026
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But many Cubans blame their own leaders for mismanaging the economy — and straying from the ideals of Castro’s revolution.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Malinin’s confidence would be insolent if his acrobatics weren’t so astonishing.—
Sally Jenkins,
The Atlantic,
1 Feb. 2026
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The fox would once have crushed this insolent creature with a swipe of her paw.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
19 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Because of course, leftist woke America’s favorite movie this year is about sinning.—
William Vaillancourt,
Rolling Stone,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Trespassing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trespassing. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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