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Recent Examples of encroach
At 42 feet, flooding encroaches Riverbend Music Center.
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Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
In fact, city officials argue that homeowners who have built fences or garden beds close to the trail in the last three decades have encroached on the city's easement.
—Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 3 July 2025
But after the acquisition, the company decided that damage to the property from a previous fire and vandals, along with issues around the building encroaching on property lines with the city, made reopening unviable.
—Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
But Gravel Pit Solar isn’t an example of energy interests encroaching on agriculture.
—Nathaniel Trojanoski, Hartford Courant, 28 June 2025
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Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
In fact, city officials argue that homeowners who have built fences or garden beds close to the trail in the last three decades have encroached on the city's easement.
—Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 3 July 2025
But after the acquisition, the company decided that damage to the property from a previous fire and vandals, along with issues around the building encroaching on property lines with the city, made reopening unviable.
—Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
But Gravel Pit Solar isn’t an example of energy interests encroaching on agriculture.
—Nathaniel Trojanoski, Hartford Courant, 28 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for encroach
Verb
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The men’s national team has been invaded by foreigners.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
14 July 2025
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Russia has suffered about a million casualties in its attempt to invade.—
Dexter Filkins,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
Verb
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So, how long will that last, especially with artificial intelligence seemingly creeping into every aspect of life?—
Andrew Montequin,
jsonline.com,
29 July 2025
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Across the Volunteer State, temperatures are expected to creep down as July ends and August begins.—
Joyce Orlando,
The Tennessean,
29 July 2025
Verb
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Her group of spies, scouts, and other freedom fighters piloted three Union steamboats snaking up the lower Combahee River with Colonel James Montgomery of the Second South Carolina Volunteers and one battery of the Third Rhode Island Artillery.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
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Younger sister Elle wore a black silk slip dress that hit just below the knee, with sheer straps and panelling that snaked down the bodice with light embroidery, paired with black kitten heels and a small rectangular clutch bag.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
16 July 2025
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“Encroach.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encroach. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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