molested

verb

past tense of molest
as in violated

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for molested
  1. violated
  2. mistreated
  3. outraged
  4. bullied
  5. harassed
  6. abused
  7. maltreated
  8. brutalized
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  • Lawyers for Giamarra wanted the judge, rather than a jury, to decide whether Mora violated his contract with them to sell their fruit.
    — Robert Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026
  • Plaintiffs claimed the emails violated Washington's Commercial Electronic Mail Act and Consumer Protection Act.
    — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 24 July 2026
Definition of violated
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  • Detectives said Beemer claimed his mother had mistreated him for years, including molesting him.
    — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026
  • For months, Democratic members of Congress and several advocacy organizations have called for Camp East Montana to be closed, citing reports that detainees have been routinely mistreated since its opening in August 2025.
    — Ryan J. Foley, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2026
Definition of mistreated
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  • The disaster left Boyle Heights wrapped in a cloud of severe odor, pest infestations and potentially toxic air, leaving the community outraged over ongoing cleanup delays.
    — Gavin J. Quinton, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026
  • Community outraged over shooting Over the past few days, a vigil was held to grieve the teenager before he was identified and protesters marched in the city’s downtown to stand in solidarity with Williams’ family and call for accountability.
    — Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
Definition of outraged
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  • There, Pinocchio witnesses James being bullied by his peers, and his vengeful instincts kick in.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 26 July 2026
  • Alison Arngrim Nellie Oleson, the daughter of the mercantile store owners who bullied Laura, was played by Alison Arngrim.
    — Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 26 July 2026
Definition of bullied
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  • Anyone with information about the incident or any other incident involving a mammal being harmed or harassed is asked to contact the NOAA Fisheries Office of Law Enforcement at 800-853-1964.
    — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 27 July 2026
  • In court filings, Tesla has claimed that Vaughn and other plaintiffs failed to establish that they were harassed or discriminated against on the basis of race.
    — Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 24 July 2026
Definition of harassed
Verb
  • On the receiving end, Hugging Face reported that a malicious dataset abused two code execution paths in its processing pipeline - a remote-code loader and a template injection in a dataset configuration.
    — Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • Alice notes that the women were not allowed to bathe or even eat every day; the women were captives, treated like animals, and the men who abused them never faced any consequences.
    — Erin Qualey, Vulture, 27 July 2026
Definition of abused
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
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
Definition of brutalized
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