infringes

present tense third-person singular of infringe

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for infringes
Verb
  • Yes, Carr’s threat likely violates the First Amendment, legal scholars say, but that only matters if Disney is willing to go to court.
    Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2025
  • TikTok sued, arguing that a ban violates users' free speech rights, but the law was upheld in early January by the Supreme Court.
    John Ruwitch, NPR, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Blakeney, who left Universal last spring, specializes in equipping theme parks with all of the unsexy infrastructure required to function—toilets, cellphone towers—as well as ensuring that none of it impinges on the illusion.
    Bianca Bosker, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In rare serious cases, the virus invades the nervous system, causing meningitis, encephalitis (swelling of the brain), paralysis or death.
    Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Both streams and especially sales of many of Swift's most famous albums grew considerably, and the superstar invades the Top Album Sales ranking with multiple comebacks as several classics from her discography soar.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Ultra's thinner black bezel intrudes slightly upon the display for its front-facing camera, though the notch is smaller than last year's Tab S10 Ultra.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025
  • At the same time, the state intrudes more and more into daily life.
    Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 26 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • But the reality is that car dependence entrenches debt, ill health, and vulnerability—forms of unfreedom smuggled in under the name of freedom.
    Henrietta Moore, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2025
  • This fragmentation further entrenches geopolitical tensions and makes LNG and energy pipelines strategic assets on top of commercial projects.
    Earl Carr, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Infringes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infringes. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.

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