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
The woman who survived the rape described in a jury trial how Mystikal, whose real name is Michael Lawrence Tyler, had punched, choked, and forcibly raped her at his home near Baton Rouge, according to local TV station WBRZ.
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Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 17 June 2026
In March, a lawyer for Partey said the player intends to plead not guilty to two new charges of rape after a woman alleged Partey twice raped her on the same day in December 2020.
—ABC News, 16 June 2026
However, in October of that year, the woman was left alone and unsupervised when a man who also lived at the facility entered her room and raped her, according to a lawsuit filed last year in Cook County on the woman’s behalf, charging negligence by Albany Care.
—Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026
Shortly after her kidnapping, Phillip raped Jaycee and would continue to do so for years.
—Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026
According to his own brother’s testimony, Sochor raped and murdered Gifford, then hid her body, which has never been found.
—Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 10 June 2026
Tens of thousands drowned, while others were raped, robbed, and murdered by pirates, finding vulnerable prey.
—Elizabeth Holtzman, Time, 9 June 2026
After the brothers were arrested in Romania, the journalists Jamie Tahsin and Matt Shea reported on the women’s stories for Vice News, and another woman said that she, too, had been strangled and raped by Tate in 2014.
—Heidi Blake, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
Outspoken Tunisian director Kaouther Ben Hania (The Voice of Hind Rajab, Four Daughters, The Man Who Sold His Skin) has made genre-bending films about women joining ISIS and police chasing down Muslim women who’ve been raped.
—Jada Yuan, HollywoodReporter, 7 June 2026
Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 17 June 2026
In March, a lawyer for Partey said the player intends to plead not guilty to two new charges of rape after a woman alleged Partey twice raped her on the same day in December 2020.
—ABC News, 16 June 2026
However, in October of that year, the woman was left alone and unsupervised when a man who also lived at the facility entered her room and raped her, according to a lawsuit filed last year in Cook County on the woman’s behalf, charging negligence by Albany Care.
—Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026
Shortly after her kidnapping, Phillip raped Jaycee and would continue to do so for years.
—Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026
According to his own brother’s testimony, Sochor raped and murdered Gifford, then hid her body, which has never been found.
—Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 10 June 2026
Tens of thousands drowned, while others were raped, robbed, and murdered by pirates, finding vulnerable prey.
—Elizabeth Holtzman, Time, 9 June 2026
After the brothers were arrested in Romania, the journalists Jamie Tahsin and Matt Shea reported on the women’s stories for Vice News, and another woman said that she, too, had been strangled and raped by Tate in 2014.
—Heidi Blake, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
Outspoken Tunisian director Kaouther Ben Hania (The Voice of Hind Rajab, Four Daughters, The Man Who Sold His Skin) has made genre-bending films about women joining ISIS and police chasing down Muslim women who’ve been raped.
—Jada Yuan, HollywoodReporter, 7 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for raped
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The judge argued that the panel violated the Constitution by effectively removing her from office despite life tenure protections and denied her due process.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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The Big 12 stresses that punishment of a school does not require the conference to determine if a student-athlete violated a rule, only that the athlete’s school is damaging.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
15 June 2026
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Some of the women said the male operators assaulted them after soliciting them for jet ski rides from small islands just east of Paradise Island, downtown Nassau, and Paradise Island beaches, according to the security alert.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
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While in custody, the sheriff's office said, the suspect assaulted the deputy.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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“Raped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raped. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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