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as in violated
to engage in sexual activity and especially intercourse with a person unwilling or unable to give consent
was registered as a sex offender after assaulting the victim
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as in attacked
to take sudden, violent action against
was found guilty of assaulting an officer enemy forces assaulted the city
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Recent Examples of assaulted
Louis rips his spine out, dislocates his jaw, and reads Claudia’s diary entries about how she was repeatedly assaulted by him.
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Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
22 June 2026
Two officers were assaulted during this time.
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Cbs Baltimore Staff,
CBS News,
21 June 2026
In season 1, no-nonsense Dana steered the ship of the Pittsburgh hospital's emergency department through a mass casualty event, and was physically assaulted by an angry patient.
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Gerrad Hall,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 June 2026
For the avid gardener in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, DC, stepping out the front door in the summer meant being assaulted by hordes of those flying hypodermic needles, ready to bore into her skin and leave itchy welts – and sometimes serious infections like malaria or Zika – behind.
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Brenda Goodman,
CNN Money,
19 June 2026
The suspect assaulted the pregnant woman in an attempt to kill her and then did the same to the man, police said.
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Maveah Griffith,
Charlotte Observer,
17 June 2026
Several days later, Naim witnesses the pastor’s kid being violently assaulted by an invisible presence.
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David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
17 June 2026
Some of the women said the male operators assaulted them after soliciting them for jet ski rides from small islands just east of Paradise Island, downtown Nassau, and Paradise Island beaches, according to the security alert.
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Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
More than 150 families have also sued Roblox over its alleged failure to prevent children from being groomed or assaulted by predators on the platform.
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Angela Yang,
NBC news,
15 June 2026
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
22 June 2026
Two officers were assaulted during this time.
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Cbs Baltimore Staff,
CBS News,
21 June 2026
In season 1, no-nonsense Dana steered the ship of the Pittsburgh hospital's emergency department through a mass casualty event, and was physically assaulted by an angry patient.
—
Gerrad Hall,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 June 2026
For the avid gardener in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, DC, stepping out the front door in the summer meant being assaulted by hordes of those flying hypodermic needles, ready to bore into her skin and leave itchy welts – and sometimes serious infections like malaria or Zika – behind.
—
Brenda Goodman,
CNN Money,
19 June 2026
The suspect assaulted the pregnant woman in an attempt to kill her and then did the same to the man, police said.
—
Maveah Griffith,
Charlotte Observer,
17 June 2026
Several days later, Naim witnesses the pastor’s kid being violently assaulted by an invisible presence.
—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
17 June 2026
Some of the women said the male operators assaulted them after soliciting them for jet ski rides from small islands just east of Paradise Island, downtown Nassau, and Paradise Island beaches, according to the security alert.
—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
More than 150 families have also sued Roblox over its alleged failure to prevent children from being groomed or assaulted by predators on the platform.
—
Angela Yang,
NBC news,
15 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assaulted
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But the court ruled in February that Republican counter plans violated a Utah referendum prohibiting gerrymandering, solidifying the single district centered on the increasingly liberal Salt Lake City.
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The crash was not an accident, Adams said, because Pino violated several navigational rules — and piloted the boat without thinking about the well-being of his wife, daughter and the 11 girls on the boat.
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Daga, Berto, Angel, Bronco Nima and Karmen Petrovic attacked El Grande Americano and took off their jackets to reveal their Los Perros del Mal T-shirts.
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The prosecution said the two activists had incited a mob that subsequently attacked a security vehicle, seized the soldier and beat him to death with sticks and bricks.
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The woman who survived the rape described in a jury trial how Mystikal, whose real name is Michael Lawrence Tyler, had punched, choked, and forcibly raped her at his home near Baton Rouge, according to local TV station WBRZ.
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In March, a lawyer for Partey said the player intends to plead not guilty to two new charges of rape after a woman alleged Partey twice raped her on the same day in December 2020.
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The headquarters of his governing Socialist party has been raided by police, and several close allies have been the target of investigations, including former Socialist Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero and former right-hand man José Luis Ábalos.
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According to the Créteil prosecutor’s office, criminal investigators raided a home in the Paris suburb on June 15, expecting to find a cache of drugs.
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Center talent and depth was undeniably one of the reasons Colorado stormed through the regular season as the league’s top team and breezed by Los Angeles and Minnesota in the first two rounds of the playoffs.
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Disgruntled, the policemen stormed out of the house.
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“Assaulted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assaulted. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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