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as in violating
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 attacking
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 assaulting
It’ll be used, in part, to identify people assaulting ICE officers.
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Thomas Brewster, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
At the time, the actor was apparently on probation after pleading no contest to misdemeanor battery over allegedly assaulting girlfriend Brittany Ashland.
—Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
Mehran had been charged in 2020 for assaulting his girlfriend.
—Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2025
Within months of his release, Brown was charged with assaulting his sister, and according to WSOC-TV, even Brown's mother has blamed the courts for allowing her son to be out in the community.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Suspect Ryan Routh wants golf showdown Ryan Routh, 59, faces charges of attempting to assassinate a major presidential candidate, assaulting a federal officer and several weapons violations.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
Mayers vehemently denied assaulting Ephron.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
Federal prosecutors have charged Omari Juan Beidleman with assaulting two members of the Mississippi National Guard during a patrol at the Capitol South Metro station.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 4 Sep. 2025
Insist that the federal government deploy those resources to get the violent offenders who are killing, assaulting and robbing law-abiding citizens on the city’s South and West sides.
—Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
Thomas Brewster, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
At the time, the actor was apparently on probation after pleading no contest to misdemeanor battery over allegedly assaulting girlfriend Brittany Ashland.
—Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
Mehran had been charged in 2020 for assaulting his girlfriend.
—Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2025
Within months of his release, Brown was charged with assaulting his sister, and according to WSOC-TV, even Brown's mother has blamed the courts for allowing her son to be out in the community.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Suspect Ryan Routh wants golf showdown Ryan Routh, 59, faces charges of attempting to assassinate a major presidential candidate, assaulting a federal officer and several weapons violations.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
Mayers vehemently denied assaulting Ephron.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
Federal prosecutors have charged Omari Juan Beidleman with assaulting two members of the Mississippi National Guard during a patrol at the Capitol South Metro station.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 4 Sep. 2025
Insist that the federal government deploy those resources to get the violent offenders who are killing, assaulting and robbing law-abiding citizens on the city’s South and West sides.
—Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assaulting
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The bill will force cities in large counties in the state to allow projects on properties within one-half mile of certain transit stops, even on land that is not zoned for residential use, or face a fine for violating state law.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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San Diego City Councilmember Jennifer Campbell has admitted violating city record-keeping rules during her 2022 re-election campaign and agreed to pay a $300 fine to resolve the case brought by the San Diego Ethics Commission.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Sep. 2025
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While Qataris may now indeed question the value of their military cooperation with the United States and its designation of Qatar as a major non-NATO ally, Turkey’s military presence in the country also failed to prevent Israel from attacking.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Show Viz Nuno Espirito Santo’s Nottingham Forest had counter-attacking licked.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025
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Perkins had accused Dunmire of raping her, but no charges were ever filed against him, according to Cleveland 19 News.—
KC Baker,
People.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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And rewatch the short videos on consent he had been required to watch in orientation just six weeks before raping Emily.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Sep. 2025
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Prediction market odds of Israel raiding a Gaza aid flotilla carrying climate activist Greta Thunberg are rising, jumping from less than 1 percent at the start of the month to nearly 80 percent by September 30, according to Polymarket.—
Amira El-Fekki,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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Private equity firms have long cultivated a reputation for raiding Wall Street’s analyst pool, to the point where investment banks had to establish stronger boundaries recently.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
8 Sep. 2025
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Get Devastating George Kittle Injury News The SEC fined Mississippi State $500,000 on Monday for the field-storming incident, according to On3.—
Michael Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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On August 18th, Cindy Romero, an American tenant of CBZ’s Dallas Street property, recorded a video of six men with rifles storming a hallway in her building.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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The socialite made headlines in May by wearing her version of the necklace in Paris during the trial of 10 people who were accused of robbing the reality star in October 2016.—
Renan Botelho,
Footwear News,
12 Sep. 2025
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Four months into probation, Brown was arrested for robbing a man at an apartment.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Sep. 2025
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The entertainment giant accused Sling TV’s parent of ambushing it with the offering, allegedly without consultation, to capitalize on the starts of the college football and NFL seasons.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Sep. 2025
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The president has constantly mocked Powell on social media, and accused him of mismanaging renovations of the Fed’s headquarters, even ambushing the Fed chief with a new cost estimate for a facility renovation in front of rolling television cameras.—
Tobias Burns,
The Hill,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Assaulting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assaulting. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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