raped

past tense of rape
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 Roro is beaten and raped for seven months while trapped by the Libyan militia. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026 This indictment says Sanderson raped a woman about a year after the kidnapping attempt. — Tim McNicholas, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026 An 18-year-old woman was bound and raped by a man inside his Queens apartment more than a year ago, and a suspect has now been arrested, police and law enforcement sources said Friday. — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 26 Sep. 2026 In the first assault, Escudero locked a 16-year-old coworker in his car, then strangled, struck and raped her, according to the release. — Harllie Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 25 Sep. 2026 The woman’s admission that she was never raped by Carter comes after a long-winding legal road in the case. — Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2026 Another accuser, Jessica Mann, testified that Weinstein raped her at a New York hotel in 2013. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2026 The family of a minor who attended a Nike training camp is suing the company and the National Scholastic Athletics Foundation (NSAF) on allegations that she was raped during a weekend camp for elite high school athletes. — Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2026 The woman immediately tried to leave, but, one of the men, 42-year-old Julius Hunter, held her captive and raped her for several hours, the DA said. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for raped
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  • Bonta said his office is investigating whether OpenAI violated any laws and vowed to use the state’s enforcement powers to protect California residents.
    — Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The suit also claims UCLA violated its federal grant terms and asks for the funds to be repaid.
    — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
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  • The woman, who was the only person found in the vehicle, had been assaulted by the shooting suspect, sheriff’s officials said, and the two men left the vehicle.
    — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026
  • No one in Cathy’s family seems to know she was assaulted, but for us, that information contextualizes her now-twisted understanding of her own looks and sexuality.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026

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“Raped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raped. Accessed 2 Oct. 2026.

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