molestations

Definition of molestationsnext
plural of molestation

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for molestations
Noun
  • But despite the persecutions, the underground is showing no sign of being silenced.
    Anna Nemtsova, The Atlantic, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Former Jews deemed insufficiently converted faced the Spanish Inquisition’s tortures.
    David Bloom, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In the two games against quality offenses, Green Bay and Jacksonville, the Broncos' defense put up two average, at best, performances.
    Austin Mock, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Legal experts note people playing ding-dong ditch can also face charges, with offenses ranging from criminal trespass to disorderly conduct.
    Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 6 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • In truth, there were many factors behind the fall of the Soviet Union — Ronald Reagan’s Star Wars program and other geopolitical provocations, the drop in oil prices, drastic leadership mistakes like the war in Afghanistan, a misguided alcohol policy, and [Mikhail] Gorbachev’s reforms.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Returning to the status quo ante would signal that Beijing seeks to relax cross-strait tensions and will escalate only in response to new provocations.
    STEPHEN WERTHEIM, Foreign Affairs, 28 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The author delves into the torments PTSD causes Vietnam veterans as well as family dynamics.
    Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 21 Dec. 2025
  • Hell is nevertheless filled with bloody and horrific torments.
    Claudia Roth Pierpont, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
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“Molestations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/molestations. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.

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