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Recent Examples of Synonyms for molestations
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But despite the persecutions, the underground is showing no sign of being silenced.—
Anna Nemtsova,
The Atlantic,
30 Sep. 2025
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Former Jews deemed insufficiently converted faced the Spanish Inquisition’s tortures.—
David Bloom,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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The everyday realities of life under the occupation, including the hassles and harassments of bureaucratic delays and security checkpoints, can suddenly become matters of life and death.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
14 Jan. 2026
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And, increasingly, many are mounting charm offenses on X in the hopes of becoming MAGA darlings.—
Andrew Zucker,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Feb. 2026
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Violence is widespread in the city proper, with large encampments where meth and other drugs are readily available and criminals reportedly exploit the city’s free bus system to carry out offenses.—
Michael Ruiz , Adriana James-Rodil,
FOXNews.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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The power couple has rarely responded to Trump’s provocations.—
Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
7 Feb. 2026
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In 2019, Khamenei engaged in a series of provocations against the United States.—
Karim Sadjadpour,
The Atlantic,
31 Jan. 2026
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As a poet, publisher, and public intellectual, Ferlinghetti spent the rest of his career resisting the very torments Judge Horn said haunted the post-war world.—
Gioia Woods,
Literary Hub,
6 Feb. 2026
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Denver author Josiah Hesse was raised by Evangelical parents in churches that believe in the torments of hell, that their poverty is due to their sinfulness and lack of faith.—
Sandra Dallas,
Denver Post,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Molestations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/molestations. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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