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
But the upstart, which has pioneered a unique 3D-printing process for mono-material, single-piece footwear, is already making inroads with household-name brands and A-list tastemakers, with plans to debut its first commercial projects in the coming months.
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Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 31 Mar. 2025
In the 2024 presidential election, President Donald Trump made modest but notable inroads with Black male voters.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
Just as Arsenal’s winger Kelly had done much of the damage from the flank the previous night, Chelsea made inroads down the wings.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Dollar Tree’s success with higher-income shoppers follows similar gains from Walmart, which has made inroads with the cohort following the prolonged period of high prices.
—Jacob Pramuk, CNBC, 26 Mar. 2025
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Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 31 Mar. 2025
In the 2024 presidential election, President Donald Trump made modest but notable inroads with Black male voters.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
Just as Arsenal’s winger Kelly had done much of the damage from the flank the previous night, Chelsea made inroads down the wings.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Dollar Tree’s success with higher-income shoppers follows similar gains from Walmart, which has made inroads with the cohort following the prolonged period of high prices.
—Jacob Pramuk, CNBC, 26 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inroad
Noun
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That said, those incursions into Florida territory proved fruitless, which probably shouldn’t come as a surprise.—
Nick Ashbourne,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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The drone attacks come as Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky acknowledged for the first time that his forces had staged an incursion into Russia's Belgorod region, although one military analyst told Newsweek that the operation was not an intensive one.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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False light is an invasion of privacy that portrays someone in an unfair light.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Hubbard was in Izyum when Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022.—
Patrick Reevell,
ABC News,
4 Apr. 2025
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The woman, who sued under a Jane Doe pseudonym, told jurors that Way allegedly first raped her in a bathroom during a police raid of his home in mid-February 2019.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
1 Apr. 2025
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For now, the Trump administration is loosening rules on commanders conducting military raids and airstrikes, expanding the range of people and places that can be targeted.—
Anna Mulrine Grobe,
Christian Science Monitor,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Inroad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inroad. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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