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
The women, prosecutors say, were often drugged before they were raped.
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Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
Corey Feldman said in his 2020 documentary that Haim had confided in him that Sheen raped Haim on the set of the 1986 film.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
That victim was picked up in Boston’s North End, then stabbed and raped in suburban Wellesley.
—Willoughby Mariano, ProPublica, 11 Sep. 2025
The victim in the case was just 7 years old when she was kidnapped, raped, strangled, stuffed in the trunk of a car and then thrown off a bridge after being wrapped in a blanket and having a bag tied over her head, according to the Worcester County District Attorney's Office.
—Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
Then he gets raped with a red-hot poker.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
She is raped, half-drunk, at a party and bites off a piece of her attacker’s ear.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 7 Sep. 2025
Further flashbacks show when Davina was first raped by Lovat and the resulting birth of her own son, Brian Fraser (Jamie Roy), aka the father of Jamie Fraser (Sam Heughan).
—Hunter Ingram, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
Kendra also claimed that her actions stemmed from past trauma, including being raped at 17.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
Corey Feldman said in his 2020 documentary that Haim had confided in him that Sheen raped Haim on the set of the 1986 film.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
That victim was picked up in Boston’s North End, then stabbed and raped in suburban Wellesley.
—Willoughby Mariano, ProPublica, 11 Sep. 2025
The victim in the case was just 7 years old when she was kidnapped, raped, strangled, stuffed in the trunk of a car and then thrown off a bridge after being wrapped in a blanket and having a bag tied over her head, according to the Worcester County District Attorney's Office.
—Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
Then he gets raped with a red-hot poker.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
She is raped, half-drunk, at a party and bites off a piece of her attacker’s ear.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 7 Sep. 2025
Further flashbacks show when Davina was first raped by Lovat and the resulting birth of her own son, Brian Fraser (Jamie Roy), aka the father of Jamie Fraser (Sam Heughan).
—Hunter Ingram, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
Kendra also claimed that her actions stemmed from past trauma, including being raped at 17.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for raped
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Wake County schools violated policy when staff did not address the effects of bullying on Danielle, said an April 2024 letter from the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.—
Fred Clasen-Kelly,
ABC News,
11 Sep. 2025
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Argentina and other countries under Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) also have protections that may be violated by tariffs, Comprés said.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
11 Sep. 2025
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In March, Adra’s co-director on the film Hamdan Ballal was detained by Israeli forces overnight after being assaulted by settlers just after an iftar dinner during Ramadan.—
Max Saltman,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
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In April, 2021, two Chinese women were assaulted outside the town’s only Asian grocery store.—
Beth Lew-Williams,
New Yorker,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Raped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raped. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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