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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
Idaho murder suspect accepts plea deal Watchdog/Investigative Report Rose Evans, first place, Mom says her 3-year-old was assaulted at a gym.
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Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 3 May 2026
Rockwall police have arrested two people – including a Rowlett police officer – after a woman reported she was assaulted at a business last month, authorities said.
—Doug Myers, CBS News, 2 May 2026
According to court documents, both female victims positively identified Anderson as the woman who assaulted them.
—Alexa Ashwell, Baltimore Sun, 1 May 2026
Interviews describe alleged assaults According to the affidavit, on April 3 police interviewed a woman who claimed she had been assaulted during her massage at Om Grown Yoga.
—Kendrick Calfee
may 1, Kansas City Star, 1 May 2026
Following a law enforcement investigation into Mortensen's allegations that Paul assaulted him in February, prosecutors declined to pursue charges.
—Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 1 May 2026
There was evidence that the two men, who’d befriended Brettler weeks earlier, had assaulted him shortly before his death – though neither was charged by police, who concluded that the death was probably suicide.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 30 Apr. 2026
Did the police ever find the man who allegedly assaulted Waltonya Triplett?
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
The English wrestler gave Lee a hug in the middle of the ring, but assaulted her.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 3 May 2026
Rockwall police have arrested two people – including a Rowlett police officer – after a woman reported she was assaulted at a business last month, authorities said.
—Doug Myers, CBS News, 2 May 2026
According to court documents, both female victims positively identified Anderson as the woman who assaulted them.
—Alexa Ashwell, Baltimore Sun, 1 May 2026
Interviews describe alleged assaults According to the affidavit, on April 3 police interviewed a woman who claimed she had been assaulted during her massage at Om Grown Yoga.
—Kendrick Calfee
may 1, Kansas City Star, 1 May 2026
Following a law enforcement investigation into Mortensen's allegations that Paul assaulted him in February, prosecutors declined to pursue charges.
—Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 1 May 2026
There was evidence that the two men, who’d befriended Brettler weeks earlier, had assaulted him shortly before his death – though neither was charged by police, who concluded that the death was probably suicide.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 30 Apr. 2026
Did the police ever find the man who allegedly assaulted Waltonya Triplett?
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
The English wrestler gave Lee a hug in the middle of the ring, but assaulted her.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assaulted
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Although these driverless taxis were susceptible to citations from local law enforcement, laxity in autonomous vehicle regulations left California law enforcement puzzled about how to address vehicles that violated the state's road laws.—
Noe Padilla,
USA Today,
4 May 2026
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The trial marks the second phase of New Mexico’s lawsuit after a jury in March found Meta violated the state’s consumer protection law by misrepresenting the safety of Facebook and Instagram for young users and ordered the company to pay $375 million in damages.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
4 May 2026
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Hours earlier, a vessel near the strait reported being attacked by several small boats.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
4 May 2026
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Iran warned Monday that any vessel attempting to transit the waterway would be attacked.—
May 4,
CBS News,
4 May 2026
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In March, The New York Times published an investigation documenting allegations that Chavez molested and raped girls and raped his longtime co-leader Dolores Huerta.—
Steve Chapman,
Chicago Tribune,
6 May 2026
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Some myths add that a woman who becomes a kuntilanak is one who also died a violent death, murdered and/or raped by men, and who now seeks revenge.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 May 2026
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The five autism service centers raided by federal law enforcement on Tuesday as part of an apparent series of fraud investigations all utilize money from the same state program that two other providers have already pleaded guilty to stealing from.—
Conor Wight,
CBS News,
2 May 2026
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Both restaurants, which were allegedly used in gambling operations, were raided by the FBI Wednesday.—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
2 May 2026
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Mountaga Tall’s home in the capital, Bamako, was stormed shortly before midnight Saturday, his relative Mahmoud Touré told AP.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
4 May 2026
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Police stormed the gallery and seized two canvases—The Naked Man, depicting a nude youth gripping a monstrous phallus, and The Big Night Down the Drain, showing a Hitler-like figure masturbating.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
1 May 2026
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“Assaulted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assaulted. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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