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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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
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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
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Some also wanted to prevent those who assaulted law enforcement from being compensated.—
Kaia Hubbard,
CBS News,
1 June 2026
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An arrest warrant said Moore assaulted Hyder by grabbing and ripping his uniform.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
1 June 2026
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“Raped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raped. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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