Thesaurus results for INROAD

inroad

noun

ˈin-ˌrōd

Definition of inroad

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 The events, reported by the New York Times and confirmed by the Washington Examiner, are a sign of the inroads el Sayed still needs to make with the roughly 100,000 Jewish residents of Michigan. — David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 8 Oct. 2026 While inroads are being made at state levels, the absence of federal attention is a void. — Kansas City Star, 8 Oct. 2026 Now the United States and its partners are hoping to make more inroads. — Jared Cohen, Foreign Affairs, 7 Oct. 2026 The Naples Republican is facing a fierce test from Democrat David Jolly, a former congressman who is hoping to make inroads with Republican voters over frustrations with inflation and the war in Iran. — CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for inroad

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Scores of drones have crossed into Romanian airspace over the past two years, with officials attributing many of the incursions to Russia.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
Lithuanian authorities urged residents in two northern counties along the Latvian border to take cover early Sunday because of a possible drone incursion, public broadcaster LRT reported.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of incursion

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Oleshky, like a large portion of the Kherson region, has been occupied by Russian forces since the early weeks of the invasion.

— Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 27 Oct. 2026
The classmate, Joleene Altum, sued Griffin for emotional distress and invasion of privacy, and Griffin countersued for defamation in a bitter, ongoing legal battle.

— Ben Smith, semafor.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of invasion

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Five dolphins died in less than eight months, sparking public outrage, raids by law enforcement and a criminal investigation.

— Valerie Greene, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026
This housing raid would put roughly 150,000 homes under the government’s control — about seven percent of Berlin’s housing supply — in what would no doubt be a doomed effort to curb rising rents.

— Editorial Board, Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2026

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