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 Inside Colombia, tremors from the quake’s epicenter reached as far as the remote region of Chocó on Monday, where sparse inroads could potentially delay efforts to reach more than half a million residents, according to Grece. — Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026 Republicans think the fraud scandal, which led Walz to abandon his plans to run for a third term, gives them a rare opening to make inroads in an otherwise tough environment for the GOP. — Jonathan J. Cooper, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026 Nurses, who make up the largest part of the health care workforce, are getting more vocal about the risks posed by clinical artificial intelligence to their jobs and patient care as the technology makes deeper inroads into the practice of medicine. — Katie Palmer, STAT, 11 Aug. 2026 Rose had some inroads in Bourdain world, and eventually landed the guys a meeting with Bourdain’s longtime literary agent Kimberly Witherspoon and with Ottavia Busia, his widow and mother of his child. — Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 10 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for inroad

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But the Federal Aviation Administration does keep track of runway incursions at airports with traffic control towers, including DIA, according to the agency.

— Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 17 Aug. 2026
Syrskyi made his mark with the defense of Kyiv, the Kharkiv counteroffensive and the incursion into Kursk.

— David Kirichenko, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of incursion

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The attacks on about 20 Wildberries facilities have underlined Kyiv’s ability to strike far and wide inside Russia and posed a new challenge to President Vladimir Putin nearly 4½ years into his full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
However, Meta's smart glasses are under heavy criticism as many see them as a step too far and an invasion of privacy.

— Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of invasion

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De Lutiis scored himself in the 58th, backing up in support at the perfect time after an Australian attacking raid that started with flyhalf Carter Gordon breaking the defensive line and running 30 meters toward the right corner flag.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
State lawmakers are considering a bill that would require large retailers to preserve documentation of immigration enforcement activity on their premises, following ICE raids at Home Depot parking lots in Southern California last summer.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 15 Aug. 2026

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