gate-crashed

verb

past tense of gate-crash
as in invaded

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  1. invaded
  2. infiltrated
  3. intruded
  4. encroached
  5. trespassed
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  • In 2014, Russia invaded Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula, and Western banks pulled back on lending to Russians.
    — Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Romania first shot down drones this year, marking its first such action since Moscow invaded neighboring Ukraine.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of invaded
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  • Its early productions infiltrated participants’ lives through phone calls, texts and emails.
    — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Last year, detectives infiltrated a private WhatsApp group used to advertise and sell large quantities of drugs, police said.
    — Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of infiltrated
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  • The judge concluded that the policy violated federal law and intruded on authority Congress had left with the states.
    — Thom Reilly, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026
  • This week, an ethical question, of all things, intruded into the baseball playoffs.
    — Scott Simon, NPR, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of intruded
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  • However, the brand’s initial dominance has gradually waned, according to insiders, as competing brands have encroached on Fenty Beauty’s market share.
    — Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Wildfires encroached on major European cities, a once unthinkable threat.
    — Justin Worland, Time, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of encroached
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  • The incident follows years of legal disputes over the pipeline, including a court ruling that Enbridge trespassed on tribal land.
    — Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Since then, no one has been cited, trespassed or arrested for bringing weapons into the park, city and police officials told the Orlando Sentinel.
    — Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 July 2026
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“Gate-crashed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gate-crashed. Accessed 21 Oct. 2026.

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