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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
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
The lights and constant community presence helped prevent people from trespassing on the property or in nearby alleyways, Blochowicz said.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Feb. 2026
According to the Santa Clara Police Department, Alex Gonzalez, 25, and Sebastian Rivera Jimenez, 24, were arrested at the stadium during the game for allegedly trespassing.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
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
Verb
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
The lights and constant community presence helped prevent people from trespassing on the property or in nearby alleyways, Blochowicz said.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Feb. 2026
According to the Santa Clara Police Department, Alex Gonzalez, 25, and Sebastian Rivera Jimenez, 24, were arrested at the stadium during the game for allegedly trespassing.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trespassing
Adjective
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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
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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
Verb
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Style it with ballet flats for an afternoon of city wandering, swap in streamlined sneakers for a full day on your feet, or add boots for dinner reservations.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Mar. 2026
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The tiny pieces of debris are thought to have been shed by wandering comets or created en masse following asteroid collisions, though a 2021 study based on data collected by NASA's Juno spacecraft suggests that Mars may be the actual source of the dusty particles.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
5 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Her tenure will be remembered by her brazen corruption, the reckless exploitation of vulnerable families to advance a far-right agenda, and willingness to put the President's interests over those of the American people.—
Sara Tenenbaum,
CBS News,
5 Mar. 2026
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At the same time, Friedmann was brazen.—
James Verini,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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Also Monday, the Pakistan Stock Exchange plunged, with the benchmark KSE-100 Index falling nearly 10% amid rising geopolitical tensions following attacks on Iran.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 Mar. 2026
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Try to find a place that will block blowing or falling debris.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
3 Mar. 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
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In one reading, Louise’s terrorist arc is a refreshing subversion of the political correctness of Cash’s millennial forebears, the Patricia Lockwoods and Sally Rooneys and Sheila Hetis of the world, who might never dream of straying from their lane of lived experience.—
Malavika Kannan,
Vulture,
3 Mar. 2026
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Kraft Heinz has lost out to rivals, with Cahillane saying a recent spate of price hikes alienated consumers who were already straying from its brands in favor of healthier alternatives at a lower cost.—
Reuters
Wire Service,
Dallas Morning News,
11 Feb. 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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Thrud is precocious, inquisitive, curious, and fearless, with a natural yearning for knowledge.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
2 Mar. 2026
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Legend has it that when Buddha was painting the sky, blue pigment dripped onto the floor and his inquisitive chow chow licked the puddle, coloring the dog’s tongue permanently.—
Andrew Norman Wilson,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Trespassing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trespassing. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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