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 an 80-page ruling obtained by Rolling Stone, the Puerto Rico Supreme Court found that Carliz De La Cruz Hernández can move forward with her claim that the recording’s use violated her right to protect her identity from commercial exploitation.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 11 July 2026
  • The lawsuit is brought under a legal theory that the prison system has violated a state law known as the Administrative Procedure Act, which provides oversight to the legislative and judicial branches of state agencies and their actions.
    — Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 10 July 2026
Definition of violated
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  • There’s a lot of talk about dogs being bred and sold, and Lopez said she’s seen evidence of animals being mistreated.
    — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
  • By 1790, half of the world's coffee was being grown in the French colony of Saint-Domingue, in what is today Haiti, Pendergrast says, where slaves were routinely mistreated, raped and murdered.
    — James Doubek, NPR, 3 July 2026
Definition of mistreated
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  • They’ve been similarly outraged by the fecklessness of their own party leaders.
    — Elaine Godfrey, The Atlantic, 1 July 2026
  • The crime brought the civil rights struggle onto the national stage and outraged President Kennedy.
    — Gary Fields, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026
Definition of outraged
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  • Bang-geul was bullied by her older half-siblings, who looked down on their younger sister because of her mom’s former status as a domestic employee.
    — Kayti Burt, Time, 6 July 2026
  • This was a rabid, partisan home-soil advantage that flat-out bullied the squad into surviving.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 2 July 2026
Definition of bullied
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  • In 2023, two adults harassed a 9-year-old child at an elementary school track meet.
    — Megan Gandy, The Conversation, 1 July 2026
  • The operation, ProPublica found, ensnared innocent residents of the majority-Black city who said they were targeted and harassed because of their race.
    — Topher Sanders, ProPublica, 30 June 2026
Definition of harassed
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  • Hodge says he was abused in multiple federal penitentiaries, but was frequently blocked from filing complaints about it.
    — Christie Thompson, NPR, 13 July 2026
  • Prosecutors have alleged that Millete physically abused May, pointing to her past journal entries.
    — Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 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
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  • Described as a biting political thriller in the tradition of Wild in the Streets and V for Vendetta, The Hunted is set in a dystopian America where trans people are brutalized and erased to the margins of society.
    — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 20 June 2026
  • Family Photo The family had fled the Congo after Carine, an activist, was brutalized for speaking out against the ruling regime.
    — Jim Axelrod, CBS News, 31 May 2026
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