as in violated
to treat (a sacred place or object) shamefully or with great disrespect
vandals desecrated the cemetery last night by covering the tombstones with graffiti
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Recent Examples of desecrated
Trump’s order also directs administration officials to terminate or revoke visas if foreign nationals are found to have desecrated the flag.
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Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 17 Sep. 2025
When Melanson failed to comply with Lino’s instructions, Lino allegedly beat the older man with a baseball bat and then desecrated his corpse.
—Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 5 Aug. 2025
Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 17 Sep. 2025
When Melanson failed to comply with Lino’s instructions, Lino allegedly beat the older man with a baseball bat and then desecrated his corpse.
—Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for desecrated
violated
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The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and law firm Covington & Burlington LLP sued on behalf of seven trans and nonbinary individuals saying that the move violated their First Amendment rights.—
Mikelle Street,
Them.,
6 Nov. 2025
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In 1872, Campbell represented a group of white New Orleans butchers who claimed that efforts by Louisiana’s Reconstruction legislature to regulate their industry violated their Thirteenth and Fourteenth Amendment rights.—
Equal Justice Initiative,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Desecrated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/desecrated. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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