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ravishing

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verb

present participle of ravish
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as in violating
to engage in sexual activity and especially intercourse with a person unwilling or unable to give consent invaders guilty of murdering and ravishing villagers

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The absolutely ravishing beach is located under an hour’s drive from Lisbon, in the midst of Arrábida Natural Park. Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 18 Mar. 2023 The heat and purity of the music make the trio both elegant and ravishing. New York Times, 6 Sep. 2018 The ravishing Keisha, 22, has just married the wealthy William Radford, a man 40 years her senior. Carol Memmott, Washington Post, 26 Feb. 2020 Other terms of praise home in on desirable attributes—this view is glorious—or describe an effect on the viewer: look at those ravishing mountains. Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2020 See all Example Sentences for ravishing 

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“Ravishing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ravishing. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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