as in violated
to engage in sexual activity and especially intercourse with a person unwilling or unable to give consent
the defendant accused of raping the victim
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Recent Examples of raped
Mace has said previously on the House floor that she has been drugged and raped.
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Bart Jansen, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Kendra also claimed that her actions stemmed from past trauma, including being raped at 17.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Wilson said her cousin was also raped and hit on the head.
—Amy Lavalley, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
An anonymous woman has sued the ride-sharing company Lyft and said that one of its drivers raped her in Charlotte.
—Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 29 Aug. 2025
Gray’s defense team focused on the lack of physical evidence or witnesses tying him to the crime, and that Knockum’s injuries didn’t indicate she was raped.
—Richard A. Webster, ProPublica, 25 Aug. 2025
During Adams’ trial, key witness Jason Autry spoke in graphic detail about how Bobo was kidnapped and raped before being wrapped in a blanket, thrown in the back of a pickup truck and killed under a bridge near a local river.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2025
According to Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman, Lyle sought to have his girlfriend falsely testify that his father drugged and raped her.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 22 Aug. 2025
After the incident in his office, Nix raped the woman 10 to 12 times in different areas of the prison facility that did not have security cameras, according to court documents.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Aug. 2025
Bart Jansen, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Kendra also claimed that her actions stemmed from past trauma, including being raped at 17.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Wilson said her cousin was also raped and hit on the head.
—Amy Lavalley, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
An anonymous woman has sued the ride-sharing company Lyft and said that one of its drivers raped her in Charlotte.
—Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 29 Aug. 2025
Gray’s defense team focused on the lack of physical evidence or witnesses tying him to the crime, and that Knockum’s injuries didn’t indicate she was raped.
—Richard A. Webster, ProPublica, 25 Aug. 2025
During Adams’ trial, key witness Jason Autry spoke in graphic detail about how Bobo was kidnapped and raped before being wrapped in a blanket, thrown in the back of a pickup truck and killed under a bridge near a local river.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2025
According to Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman, Lyle sought to have his girlfriend falsely testify that his father drugged and raped her.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 22 Aug. 2025
After the incident in his office, Nix raped the woman 10 to 12 times in different areas of the prison facility that did not have security cameras, according to court documents.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for raped
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However, a Minnesota court struck down the binary trigger ban, arguing that the legislature violated the state constitution’s single-subject clause by burying the ban inside a sprawling spending bill.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Sep. 2025
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And Congress is unlikely to grant him new tariff powers after the courts just ruled that doing so unilaterally violated the separation of powers.—
Brett Erickson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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One of the women estimated that the singer assaulted her at least 23 times during her six years of employment at the musician's home.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Sep. 2025
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In 2020, Ellis claimed that the Grammy winner assaulted her outside of a Beverly Hills medical office in February 2018.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Raped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raped. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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