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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
Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
They are mistreated, raped, killed.
—Karl Ove Knausgaard, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2025
There have been multiple reports of children being mistreated during enforcement operations.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
George has been in solitary confinement for long stretches of time and, by all accounts, has been horribly mistreated.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2025
In prison, she was often severely mistreated.
—Michael Collins, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
One said no one mistreated him.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2025
In the last decade, a spate of pop culture examining how the media mistreated famous women in the 1990s and 2000s has recontextualized their stories.
—Scarlett Harris, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
In a post on X Monday, Israel’s foreign ministry again denied that any of the flotilla participants had been mistreated in detention.
—Catherine Nicholls, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
Klingerman alleged in Don't Date Brandon that Johnson was cheating and mistreated her older daughter, Lexus, from a previous relationship.
—Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
They are mistreated, raped, killed.
—Karl Ove Knausgaard, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2025
There have been multiple reports of children being mistreated during enforcement operations.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
George has been in solitary confinement for long stretches of time and, by all accounts, has been horribly mistreated.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2025
In prison, she was often severely mistreated.
—Michael Collins, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
One said no one mistreated him.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2025
In the last decade, a spate of pop culture examining how the media mistreated famous women in the 1990s and 2000s has recontextualized their stories.
—Scarlett Harris, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
In a post on X Monday, Israel’s foreign ministry again denied that any of the flotilla participants had been mistreated in detention.
—Catherine Nicholls, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mistreated
Adjective
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His organization mobilizes to rescue large numbers of abused animals from horrific conditions and give them a new start in life.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
29 Oct. 2025
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Shelters aren’t just full of abused or difficult dogs.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In the lawsuit, Ring’s family alleged that the middle school knew that the teen was being bullied for being trans, and wasn’t providing a safe environment, per KREM.—
Mikelle Street,
Them.,
31 Oct. 2025
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At the same time, Stella also got bullied for her seborrheic dermatitis, a different inflammatory skin condition that cropped up on her scalp and created visible patches of flaky skin.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Combined with the numbers injured, detained or tortured, at least one percent of the Strip’s population suffered first-hand from Israeli violence during the first occupation.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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Maloyan served as Archbishop of Mardin from 1911 to 1915 and was tortured and killed after refusing to convert to Islam.—
Jenni Fink,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Mistreated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mistreated. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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