encroaches

verb

present tense third-person singular of encroach
as in invades
to advance gradually beyond the usual or desirable limits each year the sea continues to encroach upon the island's beaches

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Recent Examples of encroaches These industry changes come at an uncertain time as artificial intelligence encroaches on the creative field and consumers are turning to social media platforms for music consumption and discovery. — Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026 The necessary debates are only beginning to heat up as AI inexorably encroaches on our daily lives. — Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026 The case also determined that the neighbor has the right to trim any greenery that encroaches onto their property. — Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026 As long as nothing encroaches on their territories, these mega-caps can continue to invent and profit with their core businesses generating consistent gains. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 28 June 2026 This revival finds new power in the intimate story of a family learning to love again set against one of the most consequential moments of the twentieth century, as the Nazi regime rises to power and authoritarianism encroaches on daily life. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 23 June 2026 Paglen’s ideas, collected between two covers, carve a clean, linear path through our messy neural era, engaging in the kind of big-picture sense-making that books remain well suited to do, even as AI encroaches on this terrain. — Louis Bury, ARTnews.com, 1 May 2026 As the Chinese men shoot the breeze and play cards, a mob of armed white miners gathers over the hill and encroaches on the unsuspecting outsiders. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 26 Jan. 2026 Cloud Dancer, a white that is both warm and cool, reflects an overwhelmed feeling among consumers as the world feels louder and technology, in particular AI, encroaches further into our lives. — Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for encroaches
  1. invades
  2. creeps
  3. inches
  4. snakes
Verb
  • A couple of key injuries to defensive starters come as a high-flying offense led by quarterback Jared Goff invades Bank of America Stadium.
    — Joseph Person, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Damage is often concentrated in the lower areas of the plant, as Verticillium invades hosts from their base, working upwards.
    — Emily Leahy, Hartford Courant, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of invades
Verb
  • The tone creeps into despair as the scales fall from Sutskever’s eyes.
    — E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Rain creeps back into the forecast by the middle of next week, when the tides are expected to be closer to normal.
    — Alex Harris Updated September 27, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of creeps
Verb
  • As the calendar inches closer to its opening, the chain is ramping up the search for its inaugural staff.
    — Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The stand lifts the pit inches off the ground, which reviewers confirm protects the surrounding grass and even wooden decks from getting burned.
    — Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of inches
Verb
  • The new district snakes up through Kansas City’s urban core, in an attempt to create a district more favorable for Republicans in the 5th District.
    — Jack Harvel July 28, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2026
  • The story of McCarthy’s life was written on this winding street that snakes through a small, working-class corner of Pittsburgh where the Monongahela River bends.
    — Mike DeFabo, New York Times, 27 July 2026
Definition of snakes

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