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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gate-crash
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Demand for weapons spiked in Europe after Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022 and has persisted.—
Lara Jakes,
New York Times,
22 Apr. 2025 -
By the time the third movie in the franchise rolls around, the zombies, cheerleaders, and werewolves face off with a group of invading aliens with uncertain intentions and (no spoilers) an unexpected secret about Addison’s true identity is revealed.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
22 Apr. 2025
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Amid the chaos of the Pittsburgh emergency room where bodily fluids ruin budding med students' scrubs and doctors cut off their ankle monitors, Jesse Van Horn, a silver fox nurse with a nose ring has been infiltrating our screens — and the internet has taken notice.—
Ilana Kaplan,
People.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Bad actors are infiltrating companies to steal data, plant malware, or steal funds.—
Jack Kelly,
Forbes.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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The military is now authorized to search and temporarily detain individuals who trespass on the New Mexico National Defense Area, provide medical assistance and implement crowd control measures until law enforcement arrives to take them into custody.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Apr. 2025
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Wheeler was previously convicted of trespassing charges from March 18, 2020 and Nov. 18, 2022.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
31 Mar. 2025
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That entire process egregiously intrudes on the Executive Branch's exclusive prosecutorial powers.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Apr. 2025
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But the White House has balked at trying to broker his return, arguing the courts can’t intrude on the president’s diplomacy powers.—
Ben Finley,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2025
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Rising sea levels not only push back its shorelines, but the encroaching salt water also erodes the country’s limited farmland.—
Kathleen Magramo,
CNN Money,
17 Apr. 2025
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Democrats have repeatedly warned against Republican budget proposals encroaching on Medicaid.—
Arick Wierson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Apr. 2025
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The parents, who were prosecuted by the law, argued that sending their children to school after grade eight infringed on their religious beliefs.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
22 Apr. 2025
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Of note: Your Content must not be false, defamatory, misleading or hateful, or infringe any copyright or any other third-party rights or otherwise be unlawful.—
Catrin Einhorn,
New York Times,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Gate-crash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gate-crash. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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