[go: up one dir, main page]

infringed

Definition of infringednext
past tense of infringe

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for infringed
Verb
  • The addition of those provisions, the lawsuit argues, violated a requirement in the Missouri Constitution that laws only deal with one subject.
    Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 10 Jan. 2026
  • The lawsuit argues the freeze violated federal law, including the Administrative Procedure Act and constitutional limits on executive power and how Congress appropriates funds.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 9 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Our country just invaded Venezuela and captured its president, who admittedly was a bad guy.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Jan. 2026
  • There’s no way Trump would have invaded Venezuela if that country didn’t have vast deposits of oil.
    Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • In the years following that announcement, Meta gradually reintroduced facial recognition technology, using it to detect scams involving public figures and to verify users’ identities after their accounts had been breached.
    Emily Wanderer, Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2026
  • In the years following that announcement, Meta gradually reintroduced facial recognition technology, using it to detect scams involving public figures and to verify users’ identities after their accounts had been breached.
    Emily Wanderer, The Conversation, 7 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The flames impinged on a nearby building, but the building did not catch fire, the fire department said.
    Adam Harrington, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
  • The clip has gone viral; people love it; Tap has accidentally re-impinged on pop consciousness.
    James Parker, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • New York resident Brian Wilson told EW in March 2024 that a conflict began near him at the top of the show, and lasted around six minutes as one man's attempt to record the show intruded upon a woman's comfort.
    Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Many of those executive orders intruded upon state authority over administering elections and enforcing crime.
    Mary Ellen Klas, Twin Cities, 31 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • He’s entrenched as Washington’s starter barring any additional drama.
    Antonio Morales, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
  • And after a decade in Southern California, the Rams have a growing group of former players from this decade who are becoming entrenched in the community.
    Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 12 Jan. 2026
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Infringed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infringed. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.

More from Merriam-Webster on infringed

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!