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Definitions for encroaching
en·croach·ing

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. encroaching(a), invasive, trespassing(a)adjective

    gradually intrusive without right or permission

    "we moved back from the encroaching tide"; "invasive tourists"; "trespassing hunters"

Wiktionary

  1. encroachingadjective

    Describing something that encroaches.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Encroaching

    of Encroach

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of encroaching in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of encroaching in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of encroaching in a Sentence

  1. Keith Kellogg:

    We see NATO as a defensive alliance, Putin sees it as an encroaching offensive alliance.

  2. Keith Schoonmaker:

    There aren't going to be competitors encroaching upon their returns and they have a cost advantage over trucking companies.

  3. Keith Schoonmaker:

    For investors who have a longer time horizon, that is more than a couple of months, we think the railroad stocks present compelling opportunities, there aren't going to be competitors encroaching upon their returns and they have a cost advantage over trucking companies.

  4. Dawn Zimmerman:

    These are areas with lots of wildlife biodiversity, a growing human population encroaching on the natural habitat, good travel networks and a large amount of livestock, which means there is a high potential for virus spillovers between species.

  5. Harriet Hageman congressional campaign:

    Wyoming deserves a congresswoman who will combat the disastrous Biden administration and hold them accountable for their policies which are ravaging our energy industries, destroying our sovereignty by obliterating our southern border, robbing our citizens of prosperity through catastrophic inflation, and encroaching on our constitutional rights.

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