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
Dolores Huerta, 95, who co-founded the United Farm Workers with Chavez, told the newspaper she was raped and impregnated twice by Chavez.
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Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Apr. 2026
Her clothes had been cut off, she was hogtied with an extension cord and drawstring, and she had been raped, beaten, and strangled, court records say.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
The woman, Lonna Drewes, said at a news conference yesterday that Swalwell drugged, raped and choked her in in a California hotel room.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 15 Apr. 2026
Drewes said Swalwell drugged her single glass of wine before a political event in 2018, brought her to his hotel room, then choked and raped her.
—Chris Fusco, Sacbee.com, 15 Apr. 2026
Just last month it was reported that Cesar Chavez, the United Farm Workers organiser, raped women and girls, and Noam Chomsky—one of the left’s foremost intellectuals whose most popular book is called Manufacturing Consent—is right there on the Epstein private jet.
—Literary Hub, 15 Apr. 2026
At their third encounter, Drewes alleged that Swalwell drugged, raped, and choked her in his hotel room.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 14 Apr. 2026
One thing there does seem to be an appetite for is true crime, but a lot of the stories are about women being murdered or raped, and true crime is not providing context or analysis to questions like, why does domestic violence happen?
—HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2026
Nolan’s brother, Jonathan, pitched him a story during a road trip about a man with anterograde amnesia who can’t form new lasting memories and yet is intent on tracking down and killing the man who raped and killed his wife.
—ArsTechnica, 6 Apr. 2026
Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Apr. 2026
Her clothes had been cut off, she was hogtied with an extension cord and drawstring, and she had been raped, beaten, and strangled, court records say.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
The woman, Lonna Drewes, said at a news conference yesterday that Swalwell drugged, raped and choked her in in a California hotel room.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 15 Apr. 2026
Drewes said Swalwell drugged her single glass of wine before a political event in 2018, brought her to his hotel room, then choked and raped her.
—Chris Fusco, Sacbee.com, 15 Apr. 2026
Just last month it was reported that Cesar Chavez, the United Farm Workers organiser, raped women and girls, and Noam Chomsky—one of the left’s foremost intellectuals whose most popular book is called Manufacturing Consent—is right there on the Epstein private jet.
—Literary Hub, 15 Apr. 2026
At their third encounter, Drewes alleged that Swalwell drugged, raped, and choked her in his hotel room.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 14 Apr. 2026
One thing there does seem to be an appetite for is true crime, but a lot of the stories are about women being murdered or raped, and true crime is not providing context or analysis to questions like, why does domestic violence happen?
—HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2026
Nolan’s brother, Jonathan, pitched him a story during a road trip about a man with anterograde amnesia who can’t form new lasting memories and yet is intent on tracking down and killing the man who raped and killed his wife.
—ArsTechnica, 6 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for raped
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The goal is to end an investigation into whether the companies violated federal antitrust laws by coordinating boycotts against social media platforms, most notably X, according to the Wall Street Journal.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
13 Apr. 2026
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He was later assigned several other weapons cases and ruled in each one that the state law in question violated the Second Amendment.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Apr. 2026
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Brian Hooker told an officer he had been assaulted by his wife, who struck him multiple times, according to the report, which said he was found with a swollen, bloody nose.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
13 Apr. 2026
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The Metro said the person, who remains unidentified publicly, was assaulted aboard Metro Bus line 76.—
Austin Turner,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Raped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raped. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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