ill-treating

present participle of ill-treat

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for ill-treating
Verb
  • Last year, Cindy Clemishire, 55, accused Morris of abusing her at the age of 12.
    Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Cardi responded in kind, speculating whether or not Minaj was abusing substances, and insinuating that Minaj’s substance use has affected her children’s health.
    Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • More than 3,000 Hamas fighters gunned down civilians, torturing and mutilating some of them in their own homes, still in their pajamas.
    Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
  • The trailer presents the Jimmies as a downright terrifying clan, showing them violating and torturing other survivors.
    Allison DeGrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The facility has also faced allegations of mistreating prisoners.
    Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Their family had accused the Taliban of mistreating the couple, and urged the government to explain why they had been detained.
    Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Now he's accused the Indianapolis Democrat of bullying and threatening him.
    Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Myran offered a history of bullying as an example.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Ill-treating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ill-treating. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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