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Recent Examples of maltreatment
In the antebellum years and during Reconstruction, conjure women told mermaid stories that empowered women and girls, where the mermaids’ struggles for freedom mirrored their own experiences of domestic abuse or reproductive maltreatment during slavery.
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Time, 8 Sep. 2025
Of this group, more than half – 56% – had talked about their maltreatment on social media.
—Laura Schwab Reese, The Conversation, 2 Sep. 2025
Nonetheless, it's often viewed as less harmful than other forms of maltreatment.
—New Atlas, 6 Aug. 2025
Time, 8 Sep. 2025
Of this group, more than half – 56% – had talked about their maltreatment on social media.
—Laura Schwab Reese, The Conversation, 2 Sep. 2025
Nonetheless, it's often viewed as less harmful than other forms of maltreatment.
—New Atlas, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for maltreatment
mistreatment
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To be sure, Grey’s novel is a literary protest against the mistreatment of American Indians by the federal government and Christian missionaries, and his original denouement is a little more complicated.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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During the May interview, Harry made all sorts of incendiary claims, alleging mistreatment by his father and supposed shadowy figures in the royal establishment.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Maltreatment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maltreatment. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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