1
as in encroaches
to advance gradually beyond the usual or desirable limits
neighborhoods worming into lands reserved for wildlife
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2
as in infiltrates
to introduce in a gradual, secret, or clever way
over a period of several years, the undercover agent was able to worm his way into the drug kingpin's confidence
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for worms
Verb
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Apparently, our west block wall encroaches six feet into our neighbor’s back yard, which includes our swimming pool motor and related equipment.—
Christopher A. Combs,
AZCentral.com,
16 Sep. 2025 -
While a new generation of young singer-songwriters encroaches on country music’s old guard by the day, the Texas barnstormer has found his footing with a fan base hell-bent on capturing every moment Myers affords them.—
Josh Crutchmer,
Rolling Stone,
4 Sep. 2025
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Downy brome, an invasive weed, infiltrates grassland and increases wildfire risk in the Great Basin region.—
Pam Marrone,
Mercury News,
26 Sep. 2025
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The thriller stars the Academy Award winner as an expert investigator who infiltrates online hate organizations in the hopes of thwarting acts of domestic terrorism.—
Sandra Gonzalez,
CNN Money,
24 Sep. 2025
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The district snakes through southeast Texas from the border near Hidalgo − through Pulido's native Edinburg − and northward up around Corpus Christi, where the Tejano singer Selena has her roots.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
17 Sep. 2025
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The Wild Flint The Flint snakes down Georgia, a safe distance from I-85 and I-75, before joining the Chattahoochee River in Lake Seminole and cutting across the Florida Panhandle as the Apalachicola River.—
David Hanson,
Southern Living,
13 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, Billie sneaks out and finds where Morsus is keeping Quentin.—
Selome Hailu,
Variety,
8 Oct. 2025
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In need of a place to hide out, Manchester sneaks into a Toys R’ Us in Charlotte.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
8 Oct. 2025
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Chalamet crawls out of the weird-for-the-sake-of-being-weird chamber and chucks the helmet to the ground, displaying his now shaven head.—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
8 Oct. 2025
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Arisu crawls onto a mound of rubble for momentary relief, and is met with an angry Banda.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
26 Sep. 2025
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Acupuncture is a traditional Chinese medicine technique during which a practitioner inserts fine needles into a patient’s skin.—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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For this test, a doctor inserts a gloved, lubricated finger into your rectum to feel for swelling, bleeding, and any prostate abnormalities.—
Mark Gurarie,
Health,
12 Sep. 2025
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The Japanese influence creeps in again with a matcha white chocolate chip cookie.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Sep. 2025
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Employees notice the waves of shiny experiments that come and go (with no momentum), and cynicism creeps in.—
Aditya Vikram Kashyap,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Leadership sometimes slips back into being only results-driven.—
Samuel Burke,
Fortune,
9 Oct. 2025
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Lace slips and embroidered skirts stood out as favorites.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Worms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/worms. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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