as in wandering
to commit an offense
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
Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Mortimer was charged in Palm Beach, Florida, in April 2016 with trespassing the home of ex-boyfriend Nico Fanjul, son of sugar baron Alex Fanjul.
—Diane J. Cho, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
On the night of June 2, 2023, Lorincz called the police, claiming that the neighborhood kids were trespassing and terrorizing her.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Oct. 2025
Lorincz, who is white, hated loud noise, and called police and first responders multiple times over the years claiming the children were trespassing, bothersome, threatening, and a nuisance.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
During the 2022 incident, an unknown person motioned toward Newton to arrest Mitchell for trespassing.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2025
Denver7 reported that authorities had received three reports of a suspicious person trespassing on private properties along State Highway 103 this week, including two properties on Peaceful Valley Lane in Idaho Springs on Monday.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2025
In its heyday, the series was forced to contend with photographers trespassing on the set, hiding in bushes and trees in hopes of capturing major spoilers.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
The driver refuses to get out and argues that police are trespassing on private property.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Hundreds of participants have been charged with crimes ranging from trespassing to assault and seditious conspiracy.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Mortimer was charged in Palm Beach, Florida, in April 2016 with trespassing the home of ex-boyfriend Nico Fanjul, son of sugar baron Alex Fanjul.
—Diane J. Cho, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
On the night of June 2, 2023, Lorincz called the police, claiming that the neighborhood kids were trespassing and terrorizing her.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Oct. 2025
Lorincz, who is white, hated loud noise, and called police and first responders multiple times over the years claiming the children were trespassing, bothersome, threatening, and a nuisance.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
During the 2022 incident, an unknown person motioned toward Newton to arrest Mitchell for trespassing.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2025
Denver7 reported that authorities had received three reports of a suspicious person trespassing on private properties along State Highway 103 this week, including two properties on Peaceful Valley Lane in Idaho Springs on Monday.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2025
In its heyday, the series was forced to contend with photographers trespassing on the set, hiding in bushes and trees in hopes of capturing major spoilers.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
The driver refuses to get out and argues that police are trespassing on private property.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trespassing
Verb
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With the strap down, these clogs hold the heel securely and are great for wandering around the streets of a foreign city, walking the dogs, or even a little hike.—
Jakob Schiller,
Outside,
18 Oct. 2025
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What looked like a shadow at first turned out to be the dog, skittish and exhausted from wandering.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Taiwan's rugged terrain limits the number of beaches on which an invading PLA invasion source would be feasible, and these barges could deposit heavy vehicles beyond these beaches and directly onto coastal roads.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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If pathogens camouflage themselves successfully, this can lead to a sort of biological friendly fire, in which the body’s immune system attacks its own cells, unable to tell the difference between an invading pathogen and what was already there.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
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This just makes the upcoming six-game homestand critical for the Wild in not falling too far behind in the Western Conference.—
Joe Smith,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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After the Federal Reserve cut interest rates for the first time since December 2024 last month, experts projected that rates would continue falling—even if ever so slightly.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The footage, obtained by French broadcaster BFMTV, purportedly shows what has been called one of the most brazen art thefts in recent memory.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
20 Oct. 2025
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Urgent search for thieves behind brazen jewelry heist at the LouvreOfficials said the gang struck shortly after opening on Sunday and took just minutes.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 Oct. 2025
Verb
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After straying from their intended path, the duo became stranded after attempting to descend an extremely steep alpine couloir without climbing equipment.—
Owen Clarke,
Outside,
13 Oct. 2025
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While Jenner is straying further from her old look, Kim Kardashian is paying homage to it.—
Grace McCarty,
Glamour,
9 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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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
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Fortunately, Snow White’s newfound enlightenment does not deny her the possibility of romance, although princes are now strictly off-limits; her love interest here is a fetchingly impudent bandit, Jonathan (Andrew Burnap), who is leading a scrappy rebellion against the Evil Queen.—
Justin Chang,
The New Yorker,
22 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Beautiful, not perfect; Alex can be rude, insolent, and subject to wild emotional swings and failures of decorum and logic.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Aug. 2025
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The movie’s startling originality is in its spirit, its insolent ironies.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
30 July 2025
Verb
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Is the streamer afraid of offending hate groups by depicting them as hateful and/or groups?—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
24 Sep. 2025
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In New Zealand, murder carries a mandatory life sentence and judges are required to set a prison term of at least 10 years before the offending person can apply for parole, according to the outlet.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
23 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Trespassing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trespassing. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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