: subjected to harmful or improper treatment : having suffered abuse
providing support for abused children/women
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Shelters aren’t just full of abused or difficult dogs.
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Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
At this point, The Boys has evolved into a series whose former lead, Hughie, is an abused, sidelined character, whereas Marie Moreau has that role in a way that feels more coherent.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Redford played a rodeo cowboy turned cereal pitchman who goes on the run with an abused horse.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2025
The nonprofit conducts large-scale rescues of abused and neglected animals, including cases involving puppy mills, hoarding, dogfighting rings, and backyard breeders.
—Meg Dunn, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
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Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
At this point, The Boys has evolved into a series whose former lead, Hughie, is an abused, sidelined character, whereas Marie Moreau has that role in a way that feels more coherent.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Redford played a rodeo cowboy turned cereal pitchman who goes on the run with an abused horse.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2025
The nonprofit conducts large-scale rescues of abused and neglected animals, including cases involving puppy mills, hoarding, dogfighting rings, and backyard breeders.
—Meg Dunn, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Abused.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/abused. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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