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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
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
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
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
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
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
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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After six months of backpacking, Martha was feeling very Taoist, very detached, just a big naked eyeball wandering around, absorbing all the astonishing things there were to see at the frayed edges of a defunct feudal empire.—
Cassandra Neyenesch,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
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Though the original clip is authentic, showing seven dogs wandering down the side of a highway in northeastern Jilin province, Chinese state media has since debunked the narrative of their escape and journey home.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
26 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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If anything, the regime is more defiant, belligerent, and brazen, determined to prevail at any cost.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
25 Mar. 2026
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Authorities say the scheme became more brazen as time went on with at least $510 million worth of Super Micro Computer's servers being diverted to China after their assembly in the United States.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Violent crime rates were falling well before the surge, in line with national trends.—
Cleve R. Wootson Jr. The Washington Post,
Arkansas Online,
25 Mar. 2026
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Swiss stocks show resilience By contrast, UBS said Swiss equities offer less exposure to energy disruptions at an attractive valuation point after falling more than 10% since the start of the conflict.—
Joseph Wilkins,
CNBC,
25 Mar. 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 29 Mar. 2026.
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