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Recent Examples of encroach
Rising sea levels not only push back its shorelines, but the encroaching salt water also erodes the country’s limited farmland.
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Kathleen Magramo, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2025
Democrats have repeatedly warned against Republican budget proposals encroaching on Medicaid.
—Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
Dire wolves did overlap with early humans at the end of the Ice Age, around 11,500 years ago, but humans had barely invented agriculture at that point, let alone begun building the cities and interstate highways that would encroach upon the natural world.
—Andrea Marks, Rolling Stone, 12 Apr. 2025
The citrus-industry proposal includes $125 million for new tree plantings, an amount that Albritton isn’t sure is enough for an industry facing its lowest seasonal production in a century because of deadly citrus greening disease, damaging hurricanes and encroaching development.
—Jim Turner, Sun Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2025
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Kathleen Magramo, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2025
Democrats have repeatedly warned against Republican budget proposals encroaching on Medicaid.
—Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
Dire wolves did overlap with early humans at the end of the Ice Age, around 11,500 years ago, but humans had barely invented agriculture at that point, let alone begun building the cities and interstate highways that would encroach upon the natural world.
—Andrea Marks, Rolling Stone, 12 Apr. 2025
The citrus-industry proposal includes $125 million for new tree plantings, an amount that Albritton isn’t sure is enough for an industry facing its lowest seasonal production in a century because of deadly citrus greening disease, damaging hurricanes and encroaching development.
—Jim Turner, Sun Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for encroach
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In March, President Donald Trump issued a proclamation claiming that the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua was invading the U.S.—
Nicholas Riccardi,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2025
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has escalated by cutting off trade, leading international initiatives against Israel and threatening to invade the Jewish state over the latter's war in Gaza.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Corporate executives don’t want to destroy morale; government agencies must retain reserve; and those of us in the job market – coaches, recruiters, staffers, etc. – must not let pessimism creep in.—
Eli Amdur,
Forbes.com,
3 May 2025
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But a few prices are starting to creep up, most notably the graphics card.—
Emily Forlini,
PC Magazine,
2 May 2025
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Weber’s Little Donut Shop The line snaking around the block at 5 a.m. is a good indication Weber’s Little Donut Shop is a must-visit.—
Carrie Honaker,
Travel + Leisure,
6 May 2025
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Even when the narrow road snaked over the steepest gradients in the final stretch his confidence never faltered.—
Nathaniel Parish Flannery,
Forbes.com,
5 May 2025
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“Encroach.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encroach. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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