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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
By the time the melee had subsided, responding police officers determined that three men had been shot and a woman had been assaulted.
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Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 26 Jan. 2026
Earlier in the festival, Florida Congressman Maxwell Frost was the victim of a racially motivated assaulted at a CAA party.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 25 Jan. 2026
Florida Congressman Maxwell Frost says he was assaulted late Friday night in a racially motivated attack at a 2026 Sundance Film Festival event.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Jan. 2026
Noem alleged hundreds of protesters obstructed and assaulted law enforcement officers on Saturday after the deadly shooting.
—Wcco Staff, CBS News, 24 Jan. 2026
The victim said she had also been assaulted by several people, but had no memory of being struck by the Jeep.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 23 Jan. 2026
The 14-year-old and the 25-year-old climbed out of the wrecked car, saw a man recording on their phone, and assaulted him, taking away the phone.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Enemies could be harassed or assaulted, and the perpetrators would not be punished.
—Marc Novicoff, The Atlantic, 21 Jan. 2026
Gregory Bovino, who has been in Minneapolis this week, said on social media that protesters assaulted agents and there were four total arrests.
—Rebecca Santana, Fortune, 10 Jan. 2026
Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 26 Jan. 2026
Earlier in the festival, Florida Congressman Maxwell Frost was the victim of a racially motivated assaulted at a CAA party.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 25 Jan. 2026
Florida Congressman Maxwell Frost says he was assaulted late Friday night in a racially motivated attack at a 2026 Sundance Film Festival event.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Jan. 2026
Noem alleged hundreds of protesters obstructed and assaulted law enforcement officers on Saturday after the deadly shooting.
—Wcco Staff, CBS News, 24 Jan. 2026
The victim said she had also been assaulted by several people, but had no memory of being struck by the Jeep.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 23 Jan. 2026
The 14-year-old and the 25-year-old climbed out of the wrecked car, saw a man recording on their phone, and assaulted him, taking away the phone.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Enemies could be harassed or assaulted, and the perpetrators would not be punished.
—Marc Novicoff, The Atlantic, 21 Jan. 2026
Gregory Bovino, who has been in Minneapolis this week, said on social media that protesters assaulted agents and there were four total arrests.
—Rebecca Santana, Fortune, 10 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assaulted
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The underlying lawsuit, filed in December, alleges that federal officers violated the First and Fourth Amendment rights of six protesters.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Jan. 2026
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The agency conceded that confidential data had been improperly accessed and shared and emphasized that the disclosures violated strict federal laws governing tax return confidentiality.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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One study in 2020 surveyed 261 herders in Mongolia, another common habitat for snow leopards; while many reported having seen snow leopards, or had their livestock attacked by snow leopards, none reported any attacks on humans.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026
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The upstream piranhas attacked her, and her blood flowing downstream attracted the rest of the piranhas, leaving the creek clear for the herd to cross.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Jan. 2026
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Brooke Nevils, who said she was raped by Lauer, has a new piece in The Cut and a book on the way.—
Emma Hinchliffe,
Fortune,
28 Jan. 2026
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Police are searching for a suspect after a Florida Memorial University student was raped on campus early Sunday morning, according to Miami Gardens police.—
Anna McAllister,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Prosecutors said that in December 2024, Mexican authorities raided multiple fentanyl production labs across Sinaloa that were allegedly controlled by the father and son and made the world’s largest ever fentanyl seizure, which totaled more than 3,300 pounds of the ultra-potent drug.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Jan. 2026
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Getting their roster raided by Power 4 conference programs, including the one where their former coach is now running the show.—
The Athletic College Football Staff,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 2026
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The Stars have now lost six straight games (0-3-3) after getting battered Tuesday night by those same Hurricanes that Colorado stormed back against three days prior.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
7 Jan. 2026
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After Washington led by as many as 26 points late in the third quarter, the Magic stormed back and used a 42-18 run to cut their deficit to just two points with five minutes left in the game.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Assaulted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assaulted. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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