molested

past tense of molest

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for molested
Verb
  • Days later, on September 13, Russian drones violated Romanian airspace, prompting Bucharest to scramble fighter jets.
    Frederik Pleitgen, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
  • In another lawsuit, lawyers argue that the First Amendment rights of detainees are being violated because attorneys face challenges in meeting with their clients at the site.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The era-spanning series covers the AIDS epidemic, showing how the LGBTQ+ community was mistreated.
    Olivia-Anne Cleary, Time, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Rene Gomez, the civic engagement coordinator with the Farmworkers Association of Florida, said many workers who receive H-1B visas are mistreated by their employers through harassment, wage theft, and safety concerns, which are difficult to report because of their immigration status.
    Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The move outraged leading Democrats.
    Franco Ordoñez, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025
  • As if to prove the magnificent treasures within Paris now belonged to the German dictator, the statue of Great War French hero General Mangin—which outraged the Führer—was destroyed.
    Christopher C. Gorham September 29, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • After getting bullied in elementary school, his mom, the comic book writer Elaine Lee, homeschooled him.
    Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2025
  • In fact, this whole jaunt to Flatbush has been a somewhat haunting trip down memory lane for Oliver, who has been having flashbacks of being bullied and judged for his little purple scarf and penchant for the arts.
    Tom Smyth, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Some people harassed her sister-in-law after the attack, Hamilton said.
    Dave Boucher, Freep.com, 2 Oct. 2025
  • They were blacklisted, harassed, silenced, and even imprisoned.
    Anastasia Tsioulcas, NPR, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Ray tells a graphic story about his revenge on a priest who abused him.
    Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 7 Oct. 2025
  • According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Ed later told investigators that his father had abused both him and his older sibling.
    Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Social media can’t replace offline resources for children who are being maltreated.
    Laura Schwab Reese, The Conversation, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Brock Lesnar's Road to WrestleMania The Beast brutalized Cena this past Saturday night and defeated him with relative ease after hitting six consecutive F-5's.
    Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli and Gabe Kidd brutalized Ospreay, targeting the neck which he was set to have surgery on.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2025
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“Molested.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/molested. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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