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Recent Examples of encroach
Even arborvitae designed for tight spaces, like 'Emerald Green', can get 15 feet tall and encroach on your gutters.
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 20 Mar. 2025
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt quickly pushed back, casting the ruling as an attempt to encroach on executive power to hire and fire employees.
—arkansasonline.com, 14 Mar. 2025
While fire hasn’t encroached on the home yet, a fire burned on the other side of the mountain, Rodney Nelson said.
—Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 28 Mar. 2025
The laws that passed after 9/11 also undermined the First Amendment by encroaching on Americans’ religious liberty.
—Abdallah Fayyad, Vox, 27 Mar. 2025
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 20 Mar. 2025
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt quickly pushed back, casting the ruling as an attempt to encroach on executive power to hire and fire employees.
—arkansasonline.com, 14 Mar. 2025
While fire hasn’t encroached on the home yet, a fire burned on the other side of the mountain, Rodney Nelson said.
—Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 28 Mar. 2025
The laws that passed after 9/11 also undermined the First Amendment by encroaching on Americans’ religious liberty.
—Abdallah Fayyad, Vox, 27 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for encroach
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The United States is not at war, nor has it been invaded.—
Ian Millhiser,
Vox,
8 Apr. 2025
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And invading the Crusaders home turf Tuesday afternoon was Christian, ranked No. 1 in the section.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Apr. 2025
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This creeping groundcover thrives in dappled shade and is a good choice for the front of a perennial border or growing between trees and shrubs in a woodland garden.—
Rita Pelczar,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Apr. 2025
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Beyond that, temperatures will creep above normal into the weekend and early next week.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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Moscow is particularly adept at what is known as hybrid warfare, a raft of tactics that can include targeting vital cables snaking along the seabed.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
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On Tuesday night, 800 lucky Goose fans snaked they way through the Shed at Hudson Yards to enter a world where music and art fused in a swirling, electric dreamscape.—
Caroline Tell,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Encroach.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encroach. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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