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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
Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 29 Jan. 2026
Municipal Judge Margo Kirchner has ruled that Paul Florsheim, a Shorewood resident and professor at the University of Wisconsin − Milwaukee, was trespassing on private property while walking along Lake Michigan last summer.
—Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Qais Ahmad Tillawi was taken into custody after trespassing on Air France flight 69, according to the report.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
Just days before being taken into custody in New Jersey, the defendant was seen trespassing at a high school in Fredericksburg, Va.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 24 Jan. 2026
Court records show that he was charged for allegedly causing a fire on timber or prairie lands while trespassing.
—Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 23 Jan. 2026
While it may be permitted on public property, residents should consider local ordinances as well as trespassing laws.
—Lillian Metzmeier, Louisville Courier Journal, 22 Jan. 2026
Vikings wide receiver Jordan Addison was also detained Monday for trespassing.
—Chris Branch, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
Our shoulders, hands, and arms may pass through private airspace because the 10th Circuit Court ruled that’s not trespassing.
—Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 7 Jan. 2026
Verb
Elizabeth and her family are attending as guests and Michael is caught trespassing.
—Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 29 Jan. 2026
Municipal Judge Margo Kirchner has ruled that Paul Florsheim, a Shorewood resident and professor at the University of Wisconsin − Milwaukee, was trespassing on private property while walking along Lake Michigan last summer.
—Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Qais Ahmad Tillawi was taken into custody after trespassing on Air France flight 69, according to the report.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
Just days before being taken into custody in New Jersey, the defendant was seen trespassing at a high school in Fredericksburg, Va.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 24 Jan. 2026
Court records show that he was charged for allegedly causing a fire on timber or prairie lands while trespassing.
—Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 23 Jan. 2026
While it may be permitted on public property, residents should consider local ordinances as well as trespassing laws.
—Lillian Metzmeier, Louisville Courier Journal, 22 Jan. 2026
Vikings wide receiver Jordan Addison was also detained Monday for trespassing.
—Chris Branch, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
Our shoulders, hands, and arms may pass through private airspace because the 10th Circuit Court ruled that’s not trespassing.
—Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 7 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trespassing
Adjective
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This implies the collection may have been buried to keep the coins from being seized by the invading Confederate army.—
Justin Pot,
Popular Science,
24 Dec. 2025
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Its 20th-century crash, 21st-century rebound and feared future rendezvous with newly invading predators is perhaps the clearest allegory nature has provided for the never-ending struggle to restore equilibrium to a great river that America dammed and then pushed to its limits.—
Brandon Loomis,
AZCentral.com,
15 Dec. 2025
Verb
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In her fifty-seven years of wandering, nobody had messed with her.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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In summer, look for grizzlies wandering among the grasslands of the park’s Hayden Valley.—
Laura Kiniry,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Or perhaps Raimi is just kicking it back to his more brazen early years as a director.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
31 Jan. 2026
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In a particularly brazen flouting of traffic laws, one Waymo allegedly drove near the students who were disembarking from the bus.—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
29 Jan. 2026
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The 83-year-old senator has had multiple health issues over the past few years, including publicly freezing during a press conference in 2023 and falling ahead of a Senate vote in October 2025.—
Lillian Metzmeier,
Louisville Courier Journal,
4 Feb. 2026
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Among the videos, prosecutors wrote, is one that shows the bullet hitting Kirk, blood coming from his neck and Kirk falling from his chair.—
Matthew Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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
Verb
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There are spots for potential changes throughout the Yankees’ roster, though there aren’t indications the team plans on straying from the current cast.—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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According to the report, a 911 caller said that Gigliotti had walked out of his apartment, hit his head on a vehicle, and started straying into traffic.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
28 Jan. 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
Adjective
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Inspiration from Architecture Diana Milkanova is inquisitive by nature and has always found inspiration in architecture.—
Rachel Elspeth Gross,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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At the center of the investigation is Bundle (Mia McKenna-Bruce), a sharp and inquisitive young woman unwilling to accept easy explanations.—
Isadora Wandermurem,
Time,
15 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Trespassing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trespassing. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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