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Encroaching

/ɪˈnkroʊtʃɪŋ/
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(adj) That encroaches.

Urbanization is encroaching on rural life.
He launched into a tirade about how the government is encroaching on his rights.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The desert is slowly ____ on the fertile lands of the valley.

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