chiseling (in)

verb

variants or chiselling (in)
present participle of chisel (in)
as in barging (in)

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  1. invading
  2. encroaching
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  • Below, landscaping experts share the most common reasons crabgrass is invading your lawn.
    — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 31 Aug. 2026
  • What's Ivy's message to those who oppose biological males invading Canadian women's golf?
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of invading
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  • But what do athletes think of robots not only encroaching on their turf, but surpassing their achievements?
    — Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Without more straightforward approaches from vendors, such as easily comprehensible privacy policies and avoiding inappropriate ads, monitors are dangerously encroaching into smart-TV-like territory.
    — Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of encroaching
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“Chiseling (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chiseling%20%28in%29. Accessed 6 Sep. 2026.

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