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
Police said the driver allegedly followed her inside her apartment and raped her.
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Meghan Schiller, CBS News, 27 May 2026
In 1984, a man broke into my home and brutally raped me.
—Jennifer Thompson, Washington Post, 26 May 2026
Bright’s character initially struggles with intimacy—and the ability to orgasm—because she was raped in high school.
—Kenneal Patterson, Vanity Fair, 22 May 2026
Four decades after a young woman was raped and murdered, a man has been linked to the crime through DNA and is under arrest, according to Virginia Beach, Virginia, police.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 20 May 2026
Previously someone put drugs in her drink at a party and then raped her.
—Anna Rinderspacher, Glamour, 20 May 2026
Cordova and other men also raped the victim’s date, according to court documents.
—Erik Ortiz, NBC news, 20 May 2026
Carpenter raped, tortured, and murdered numerous people in the San Francisco Bay Area between 1979 and 1981, primarily in Marin and Santa Cruz counties.
—Alexiah Syrai Olsen, Sacbee.com, 19 May 2026
The woman who said she was raped in eighth grade met with Miami-Dade police.
—Miami Herald, 19 May 2026
Meghan Schiller, CBS News, 27 May 2026
In 1984, a man broke into my home and brutally raped me.
—Jennifer Thompson, Washington Post, 26 May 2026
Bright’s character initially struggles with intimacy—and the ability to orgasm—because she was raped in high school.
—Kenneal Patterson, Vanity Fair, 22 May 2026
Four decades after a young woman was raped and murdered, a man has been linked to the crime through DNA and is under arrest, according to Virginia Beach, Virginia, police.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 20 May 2026
Previously someone put drugs in her drink at a party and then raped her.
—Anna Rinderspacher, Glamour, 20 May 2026
Cordova and other men also raped the victim’s date, according to court documents.
—Erik Ortiz, NBC news, 20 May 2026
Carpenter raped, tortured, and murdered numerous people in the San Francisco Bay Area between 1979 and 1981, primarily in Marin and Santa Cruz counties.
—Alexiah Syrai Olsen, Sacbee.com, 19 May 2026
The woman who said she was raped in eighth grade met with Miami-Dade police.
—Miami Herald, 19 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for raped
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An internal review conducted by the Aurora Police Department, which included Aurora’s independent consent decree monitor, determined that Dieck had not violated department policy.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
25 May 2026
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OpenAI filed its first formal legal response to the Raine lawsuit in November 2025, denying responsibility and arguing the teen had violated the terms of service.—
Jason Snyder,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2026
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During the original 2014 outbreak, fear and distrust became so severe in parts of Guinea that healthcare teams were attacked, Red Cross burial teams were assaulted, and Ebola education workers were murdered.—
Steve Brozak,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
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By the afternoon of April 10, one week after Aldis said she was assaulted, a total of seven additional women reported to police that they were assaulted or molested by Borger during a massage.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
24 May 2026
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“Raped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raped. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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