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 Two soldiers who initially seemed kind took her into the jungle, held her at gunpoint and raped her while holding her mouth shut to stifle her screams. ABC News, 23 July 2026 The show’s story follows an intimacy coordinator who lands a job on a major film only to discover the director is the same man who raped her years earlier. Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026 The women alleged they were often choked by the brothers, sometimes to the point of passing out, before being raped. Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 22 July 2026 The original case dates back to the early hours of May 8, 1981, when Sebold, then a Syracuse University freshman, was brutally raped in a park near campus. Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica, 17 July 2026 Thysia Huisman, who alleged that Brunel drugged and raped her in Paris after a party in his apartment in 1991, filed a civil case against his estate in 2024. Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 17 July 2026 Patty was never seen again because, prosecutors say, Sochor raped and killed her at the side of a deserted road. Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026 Investigators say Carpenter’s Filipino companion was raped in the attack. Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026 According to his own brother’s testimony, Sochor raped and murdered Gifford, then hid her body. Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 13 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for raped
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  • The materials prompted an investigation into whether Mission Regional Medical Center and Knapp Medical Center violated state or federal law.
    Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 July 2026
  • The comment resulted in the employee being fired, but the Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 decision that the firing violated the employee’s First Amendment rights.
    Corey Schmidt July 17, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026
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  • One Sunday, Henrichsen assaulted an elderly couple walking along a road, knocking over an 80-year-old man and striking his wife, according to a memo compiled by the neighborhood homeowner’s association.
    Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 23 July 2026
  • Elordi played high school bully Nate, who in Season 3 dealt with some goons who tormented him and brutally physically assaulted him.
    Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 21 July 2026

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“Raped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raped. Accessed 25 Jul. 2026.

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