as in incursion
a sudden attack on and entrance into hostile territory
the army is finally making inroads into enemy territory
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Recent Examples of inroad
New York voters have heavily leaned Democratic in most local and statewide elections, though Republicans have made inroads due to a strong base combined with more political sway from independent voters.
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Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Speleologists made inroads into academia, and the University of Vienna created a speleology department.
—Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 12 Sep. 2025
Even so, Wall Street expects pills to make major inroads in the coming years.
—Angelica Peebles, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025
However, the president’s criticism of mail-in ballots could risk disrupting the inroads Republicans made with voters last cycle, with the party spending millions promoting mail-in ballots ahead of the 2024 election.
—Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 11 Sep. 2025
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Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Speleologists made inroads into academia, and the University of Vienna created a speleology department.
—Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 12 Sep. 2025
Even so, Wall Street expects pills to make major inroads in the coming years.
—Angelica Peebles, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025
However, the president’s criticism of mail-in ballots could risk disrupting the inroads Republicans made with voters last cycle, with the party spending millions promoting mail-in ballots ahead of the 2024 election.
—Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inroad
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The collaboration comes as Taiwan seeks to boost its defense resilience against potential threats from China, including maritime and aerial incursions.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Sep. 2025
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The incursion comes as a UN commission alleged Israel’s war in Gaza constituted genocide, accusations that Israel denies.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Among them are Russia's ongoing full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russia's growing threat to NATO's eastern flank and the war in Gaza, where Israel's offensive on Gaza City is expanding as the two leaders meet.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
18 Sep. 2025
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It has been reported Kozak was the only participant in the Russian Security Council meeting held on the eve of the war to oppose the full-scale invasion.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Though the United States decided against deportation, images of the workers being chained and handcuffed during the raid caused widespread alarm in South Korea.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
15 Sep. 2025
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Following the indictment, the FBI on Wednesday conducted a raid near Augusta, Georgia, arresting leaders after years of allegations that the church operated like a cult and preyed on military communities nationwide.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Inroad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inroad. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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