as in to mistreat
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Recent Examples of molest
The brothers claim their father molested them, and that is in part what led to them murdering their parents.
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Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2025
Years earlier, Farmer had alleged that Epstein and Maxwell had molested her on Wexner’s property.
—Giacomo Tognini, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
After witnesses identified him as the man who made the gestures, he was arrested and booked into Santa Clara County jail on charges of contacting a minor with intent to commit a lewd act and annoying or molesting a child.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 12 July 2025
He had been sentenced to seven to 12 years in prison for molesting Stanley's relative, but was paroled in May after serving six and a half years, Jessica told Newsweek.
—Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
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Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2025
Years earlier, Farmer had alleged that Epstein and Maxwell had molested her on Wexner’s property.
—Giacomo Tognini, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
After witnesses identified him as the man who made the gestures, he was arrested and booked into Santa Clara County jail on charges of contacting a minor with intent to commit a lewd act and annoying or molesting a child.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 12 July 2025
He had been sentenced to seven to 12 years in prison for molesting Stanley's relative, but was paroled in May after serving six and a half years, Jessica told Newsweek.
—Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for molest
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In recent decades, the public has become more concerned about animal welfare and animal rights, so killing and mistreating shelter animals has become less acceptable.—
Marc Joffe,
Oc Register,
9 Aug. 2025
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Goodman says women are the biggest fans, perhaps because throughout history they have been extraordinarily marginalized and mistreated by a lot of men.—
Donna Vickroy,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Aug. 2025
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The idea of making this sort of gesture, at a time when Texas Republicans are violating the spirit of the rules, is understandably hard for Democrats to consider.—
Colin Pascal,
Baltimore Sun,
16 Aug. 2025
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Any claim or suggestion that Connecticut has violated or is not in compliance with federal law is false.—
Laura Tillman,
Hartford Courant,
16 Aug. 2025
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In January, the lawsuit stated, Goyim Defense League harassed Buck online by threatening him, his family and his employer.—
Craig Shoup,
The Tennessean,
21 Aug. 2025
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Meanwhile, a transgender volleyball player was booed and harassed during last October's match between Notre Dame Belmont in Belmont, California, and Half Moon Bay High School, according to ABC 7.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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San Francisco tackle Williams is 6-foot-5 and 320, and has been manhandling NFL linemen since Hufanga was a boy running around his parents’ farm in Oregon.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
6 Aug. 2025
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At times he’s been manhandled by left tackle Patrick Paul, especially in 1-on-1s.—
Omar Kelly
August 3,
Miami Herald,
3 Aug. 2025
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One to One concert the duo organized as a response to Geraldo Rivera’s truly shocking exposé of the Willowbrook institution, where children with disabilities were horrifically maltreated and abused.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
29 Apr. 2025
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Even the first stage of Putin’s invasion of Ukraine - on the pretext of protecting Russian speakers being maltreated - parallels Hitler’s sending shock troops into Czechoslovakia to purportedly safeguard German speakers along the Czech borderlands.—
Kevin Holden Platt,
Forbes,
18 Dec. 2024
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With very few exceptions, low-rent buildings are run down, services are almost impossible to obtain, and except for the fact that New Yorkers have been so brutalized by their living conditions, such housing would be uninhabitable.—
Nicholas Pileggi,
Curbed,
15 Aug. 2025
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Yes, there is an occasional Abbott Labs , which was brutalized by China, or Netflix , which was challenged by sky-high expectations.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
21 July 2025
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Three people are dead and 10 are injured after multiple shooters opened fire in a New York City lounge, the New York City Police Department says.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
18 Aug. 2025
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With Ter Stegen injured and the returning Wojciech Szczesny not yet registered either, having signed a new contract in July after his initial short-term from last September expired.—
Laia Cervelló Herrero,
New York Times,
18 Aug. 2025
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McMillan is used to bullying significantly less talented and shorter corners in the college sphere.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Aug. 2025
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Suicide attempt rates tripled among LGBTQ students who had been bullied in the past year.—
Rachel Ray,
Denver Post,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Molest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/molest. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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