molested

Definition of molestednext
past tense of molest

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • Protestant ethics, however, are not violated without the torment of guilt or the pleasure of self-destruction; never good enough, never bad enough.
    Erika Landström, Artforum, 2 June 2026
  • Patagonia alleged Pattie Gonia violated the agreement by selling merchandise, and the complaint includes email correspondence between the parties in 2025, in which the company reminded the drag queen their agreement prohibits the commercialization of the Pattie Gonia name.
    Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Verb
  • The Chinese have been broug ht here to work on railroads, to work on farms and they were mistreated.
    Dana Taylor, USA Today, 1 June 2026
  • LaFaive felt that Goodman had been fundamentally mistreated, particularly in the wake of a defining tragedy.
    Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
Verb
  • Kris Rogers is a Land Park community advocate outraged by the new program, which allows needle exchanges in a mobile RV positioned within several library branch parking lots.
    Steve Large, CBS News, 14 May 2026
  • But the video, which came out three weeks ago, has outraged many of the business class.
    Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 6 May 2026
Verb
  • Pratt alleged that volunteers have been bullied, harassed, and have been trying to get Bass’s attention.
    Britta Miller, The Washington Examiner, 30 May 2026
  • Because in the middle of all of this was a little girl who had been bullied by a group of men, and her mother wanted an apology.
    Lyz Lenz, Rolling Stone, 28 May 2026
Verb
  • Pratt alleged that volunteers have been bullied, harassed, and have been trying to get Bass’s attention.
    Britta Miller, The Washington Examiner, 30 May 2026
  • When the third episode opens, Paula is still being harassed by the blackmailer, even though Trevor is dead.
    Erin Qualey, Vulture, 29 May 2026
Verb
  • The fake news, like CNN, like The New York Times, and like others, have abused our people, have abused our people so badly.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 3 June 2026
  • At least 10 women have alleged that Epstein groomed or abused them at the 10,000-acre ranch starting in the mid-1990s, an NBC News review of court testimony, lawsuits and other records found.
    Jon Schuppe, NBC news, 1 June 2026
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • 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
  • The Original brutalized El Grande Americano II back inside the ring.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
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“Molested.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/molested. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.

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