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
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.
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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
The first said her husband had raped her and later threatened her with an acid attack, while a second woman told Channel 4 and production company CPL before broadcast about being allegedly raped by her husband.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 19 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
Prosecutors alleged Gaff attacked, raped and strangled Vesey while her two young children were inside the home, according to the outlets.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
She had been hogtied with an extension cord, raped, and strangled before the killer started a fire, court records say.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 13 May 2026
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
The first said her husband had raped her and later threatened her with an acid attack, while a second woman told Channel 4 and production company CPL before broadcast about being allegedly raped by her husband.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 19 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
Prosecutors alleged Gaff attacked, raped and strangled Vesey while her two young children were inside the home, according to the outlets.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
She had been hogtied with an extension cord, raped, and strangled before the killer started a fire, court records say.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 13 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for raped
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Apkarian found that the ads, which have been on the airwaves for more than 20 years, violated California’s false advertising law by disseminating public statements about the disposal of property — specifically vehicle donations — that were misleading by omission.—
Francie Ebert,
NBC news,
18 May 2026
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The flotilla, involving nearly 500 activists from 45 countries, revives questions over enforcing blockades in international waters amid Gaza’s deepening humanitarian crisis and a fragile, frequently violated ceasefire.—
Suzan Fraser,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
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Four years earlier, Gaff had barged into the home of Vesey and assaulted her while both her children, both under the age of 2, were in another room.—
Corky Siemaszko,
NBC news,
15 May 2026
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In a 4-3 decision, the appeals court found that Weinstein's trial judge allowed prosecutors to call women who said Weinstein had assaulted them to testify, even though their accusations did not specifically relate to the entertainment mogul's charges.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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“Raped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raped. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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