molested

verb

past tense of molest
as in violated

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  1. violated
  2. mistreated
  3. outraged
  4. bullied
  5. harassed
  6. abused
  7. maltreated
  8. brutalized
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  • In a victory for the journalists, Kelly expanded a previous, temporary ruling that the administration had violated the news outlets' Fifth Amendment right to due process.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Nevertheless, even if the amendments had met the threshold and passed, the WIAA cannot implement a policy that is in violation of Washington state law and the amendments proposed would have violated state law.
    — Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of violated
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  • Last year outside attorneys spent months investigating allegations that director John Youngquist mistreated employees of color.
    — Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Ultimately, the show attempts to draw a parallel between Lizzie Borden and Aileen Wuornos, portraying them as two women abused and mistreated by society who dared to fight back.
    — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of mistreated
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  • Radicals, outraged at its concessions, wanted to fight and topple the shogunate in favor of imperial rule.
    — Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Team member outraged University of Maryland freshman Camryn Bryant is on the club tennis team that is embroiled in the scandal.
    — Mike Hellgren, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of outraged
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  • James McAvoy recalls his first day on the set of Band of Brothers and says a co-star bullied him.
    — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The psychiatrist also highlighted how Latino youth are being bullied due to their ethnic background.
    — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of bullied
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  • The horrifying filing details how bullies harassed her with Nazi salutes, slurs, and brutal violence following the October 7 massacre.
    — Staff, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
  • In an interview with Inside Edition on Tuesday, store owner Adam Rubin said that his store has been review-bombed since Clarkson took to social media and named the store, and employees and surrounding businesses have been harassed.
    — Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of harassed
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  • Macedo wrote a letter to Steve Kawa, the chair of the authority’s board, ahead of the meeting saying that Choudri had misused taxpayer money and abused public trust.
    — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Krems said the nanny, Chun-May Lee, who allegedly abused the children, was quickly fired.
    — Austin Turner, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of abused
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  • Canadian researchers found that older adults who were maltreated as children may face a significantly higher risk of cancer decades later.
    — Rob Williams, EverydayHealth.com, 22 Apr. 2026
  • The Adams County Health and Human Services Department’s initial assessment indicated that the infant was maltreated, though a final autopsy report is still pending, TMZ reported.
    — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 9 Mar. 2026
Definition of maltreated
Verb
  • Allegations of abuse, inmates being brutalized by jailers, and dire conditions have plagued the facility for years, leading some county leaders, former sheriffs and civil rights advocates to call for the jail to be closed.
    — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Because they’ve been brutalized by the same machinery of repression.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of brutalized
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