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
My sister had been named for a girl raped by Zeus, god of all gods, who turned himself into a swan for the occasion.
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Literary Hub, 3 June 2026
The 2002 novel, later adapted into a much less effective 2009 movie directed by Peter Jackson, is about a teenage girl who gets raped and murdered by a serial killer.
—Jen Chaney, Vulture, 3 June 2026
Investigators say the 12-year-old girl alleged she was taken to a community garden in Overtown, restrained and then raped.
—Peter D'oench, CBS News, 1 June 2026
The statement from Romania's anti-terrorism organization, the Directorate for Investigating Organized Crime and Terrorism, also alleged that one of the defendants raped a woman twice in March 2022.
—Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 31 May 2026
The younger sister told the AP that she too was tied up by her mother-in-law and raped by her husband.
—Toqa Ezzidin, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026
The law turned human beings into chattel, allowing them to be worked, beaten, sold, raped and killed — and France never formally did away with it.
—ABC News, 27 May 2026
The mass executions of political prisoners in 1988 are well documented—including the fact that some young women among them were first raped by their guards, on the theologically dubious premise that virgins could not be executed.
—Bobby Ghosh, Time, 27 May 2026
In 1984, a man broke into my home and brutally raped me.
—Jennifer Thompson, Washington Post, 26 May 2026
Literary Hub, 3 June 2026
The 2002 novel, later adapted into a much less effective 2009 movie directed by Peter Jackson, is about a teenage girl who gets raped and murdered by a serial killer.
—Jen Chaney, Vulture, 3 June 2026
Investigators say the 12-year-old girl alleged she was taken to a community garden in Overtown, restrained and then raped.
—Peter D'oench, CBS News, 1 June 2026
The statement from Romania's anti-terrorism organization, the Directorate for Investigating Organized Crime and Terrorism, also alleged that one of the defendants raped a woman twice in March 2022.
—Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 31 May 2026
The younger sister told the AP that she too was tied up by her mother-in-law and raped by her husband.
—Toqa Ezzidin, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026
The law turned human beings into chattel, allowing them to be worked, beaten, sold, raped and killed — and France never formally did away with it.
—ABC News, 27 May 2026
The mass executions of political prisoners in 1988 are well documented—including the fact that some young women among them were first raped by their guards, on the theologically dubious premise that virgins could not be executed.
—Bobby Ghosh, Time, 27 May 2026
In 1984, a man broke into my home and brutally raped me.
—Jennifer Thompson, Washington Post, 26 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for raped
Verb
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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
Verb
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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 6 Jun. 2026.
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