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the foster parent who had been mistreating his charges was sent to jail
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Recent Examples of mistreated
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 June 2026
This time Hilton was speaking in support of two families who filed lawsuits Monday alleging that their children were mistreated at Provo Canyon School, the same facility where Hilton spent almost a year in the late 1990s.
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ABC News,
15 June 2026
The Chinese have been broug ht here to work on railroads, to work on farms and they were mistreated.
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Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
1 June 2026
LaFaive felt that Goodman had been fundamentally mistreated, particularly in the wake of a defining tragedy.
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Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
Immigration officials insisted she had not been mistreated.
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Tim Sullivan,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
The captain who hired the officer later filed a human resources complaint alleging the officer had been mistreated.
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Ben Wheeler
may 20,
Kansas City Star,
20 May 2026
That says a lot about Michael rescuing other people who felt that they were being abused, mistreated.
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Anthony D'alessandro,
Deadline,
26 Apr. 2026
Advocates say the family is worried that if they're returned to Egypt, they'll be labeled as terrorists and be targeted by the Egyptian government and mistreated.
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CBS News,
25 Apr. 2026
Verb
The sanctuary’s founder, Monika Kerber Perez, did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday but has previously denied that the animals were mistreated.
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Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 June 2026
This time Hilton was speaking in support of two families who filed lawsuits Monday alleging that their children were mistreated at Provo Canyon School, the same facility where Hilton spent almost a year in the late 1990s.
—
ABC News,
15 June 2026
The Chinese have been broug ht here to work on railroads, to work on farms and they were mistreated.
—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
1 June 2026
LaFaive felt that Goodman had been fundamentally mistreated, particularly in the wake of a defining tragedy.
—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
Immigration officials insisted she had not been mistreated.
—
Tim Sullivan,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
The captain who hired the officer later filed a human resources complaint alleging the officer had been mistreated.
—
Ben Wheeler
may 20,
Kansas City Star,
20 May 2026
That says a lot about Michael rescuing other people who felt that they were being abused, mistreated.
—
Anthony D'alessandro,
Deadline,
26 Apr. 2026
Advocates say the family is worried that if they're returned to Egypt, they'll be labeled as terrorists and be targeted by the Egyptian government and mistreated.
—
CBS News,
25 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mistreated
Adjective
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More than two dozen abused animals were removed from a Brooklyn apartment, where they were cramped in cages, many covered with urine and feces, officials said Friday.
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The annual event supports the rescue, rehabilitation and care of abused and neglected exotic animals and offers a behind-the-scenes look at the sanctuary.
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Because he was being completely bullied and demeaned and excused.
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In a pluralistic democracy of free citizens, true leadership cannot be bought, bullied, or beaten into people.
Verb
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Pluverge, an ice cream maker at Taste the Tropics, came to the United States on asylum after he was kidnapped and tortured by gang members in his home country.
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This is just one in a sweaty dungeon of hundreds of TikTok videos that show women being stalked, grabbed, tortured, tossed to the ground, and handcuffed by scary masked soldiers.
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“Mistreated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mistreated. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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