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encroaching
adjective as in aggressive
Example Sentences
High greenhouse gas emissions from human activity cause global temperatures to rise, melting ice sheets and glaciers, which in turn increases the volume of water in the ocean — encroaching on shorelines around the world.
Over the weekend a weather front encroaching from the Atlantic will bring some rain to northern and western areas of the UK.
Deputies lifted those who could not walk into police cars and rushed them away from encroaching flames just coming into view.
"That’s not normal. That’s weird," she said in a TikTok last month talking about fans encroaching on her personal boundaries— little did she know how bad it could get, or how political.
As of Saturday, the fires had chewed through more than 90,000 acres and there is worry the flames may be encroaching on the frog’s critical habitat.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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