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
There are at least 20, potentially 30, perhaps even more, who have raped Pelicot and have not been identified.
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Literary Hub, 4 Mar. 2026
Helga then wrote her own novel, about a woman whose sister lies about being raped by their father.
—Honor Jones, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2026
The criminal case stems from an August incident in which the Los Alamitos Police Department received a report of a teenage girl who was drugged and raped.
—Ruben Vives
follow, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026
Ten years later, a student alleged that she was raped during the three-day weekend.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 2 Mar. 2026
Crackdowns against the protesters killed hundreds, and hundreds more were arrested amid reports of detainees tortured to death or raped in prison.
—Lee Keath, Fortune, 1 Mar. 2026
Crackdowns against the protesters killed hundreds, and hundreds more were arrested amid reports of detainees tortured to death or raped in prison.
—Dallas Morning News, 28 Feb. 2026
American citizens raped and murdered by those who have no right to be in our country.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 27 Feb. 2026
Ten years after a woman was raped by two men in Tamarac, DNA evidence has led to the arrest of one of her attackers, the Broward Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday.
—Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2026
Literary Hub, 4 Mar. 2026
Helga then wrote her own novel, about a woman whose sister lies about being raped by their father.
—Honor Jones, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2026
The criminal case stems from an August incident in which the Los Alamitos Police Department received a report of a teenage girl who was drugged and raped.
—Ruben Vives
follow, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026
Ten years later, a student alleged that she was raped during the three-day weekend.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 2 Mar. 2026
Crackdowns against the protesters killed hundreds, and hundreds more were arrested amid reports of detainees tortured to death or raped in prison.
—Lee Keath, Fortune, 1 Mar. 2026
Crackdowns against the protesters killed hundreds, and hundreds more were arrested amid reports of detainees tortured to death or raped in prison.
—Dallas Morning News, 28 Feb. 2026
American citizens raped and murdered by those who have no right to be in our country.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 27 Feb. 2026
Ten years after a woman was raped by two men in Tamarac, DNA evidence has led to the arrest of one of her attackers, the Broward Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday.
—Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for raped
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According to the lawsuit, DHS and ICE violated the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) by buying the facility without conducting environmental assessments.—
Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
2 Mar. 2026
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In 2013, a federal judge ruled that the NYPD’s frequent use of the tactic to search for guns and drugs violated the civil rights of Black and Hispanic New Yorkers.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Mar. 2026
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Seitz said the men had assaulted him, and that the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and deputies had violated his civil rights, inflicted emotional stress, defamed him and conspired to keep the matter quiet.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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Truszkowski, who also represents Brenda Tracy in the ongoing case against former Michigan State University coach Mel Tucker, claims that Lewis assaulted the woman again in January 2025, and the woman also reported that incident to Moore.—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Raped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raped. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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