Encroach
Encroach verb - To advance gradually beyond the usual or desirable limits.
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Synonyms for Encroach
Place and encroach are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Place" instead a verb "Encroach".
Nearby Words: encroachment, encroaching
Both words in one sentence
- Wild ARMs 2 has the final battle and final dungeon take place in the area where an alternate universe has started to encroach on the current one — the final boss is this alternate universe.
Source: Final Boss, New Dimension - It is, but is more importantly an excuse to launch a strange, localized secular coups in order to stop the encroach of Islamism, and also to secure Zaim's place in the pantheon of Turkish dramatic artists.
Source: Literature / Snow
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Place and Encroach. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/encroach/place
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