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
Separately, a woman told the FBI in 2020 that Black raped her about six years earlier.
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Curt Devine, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026
Weinstein is accused in this case of assaulting Jessica Mann, who has testified at two previous trials that the producer raped her at a Manhattan hotel room in March 2013.
—Karla Cote, Variety, 21 Apr. 2026
In 1992, a former referee named Rita Chatterton said that Vince had forced her to perform oral sex in a limousine and then raped her.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
At the first trial, an Arizona jury last year found that a driver raped a woman, and awarded her more than $8 million in damages.
—Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 20 Apr. 2026
The man said he was raped at the age of 9 by Father Patrick O’Sullivan in his family home in 1968.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 19 Apr. 2026
Her husband came home to find that she had been tied up with electrical cord, raped and strangled.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2026
As of late 2023, the Israeli police had collected over 1,500 testimonies and 60,000 video clips, including accounts from witnesses who reported seeing women raped.
—Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 16 Apr. 2026
Dolores Huerta, 95, who co-founded the United Farm Workers with Chavez, told the newspaper she was raped and impregnated twice by Chavez.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Apr. 2026
Curt Devine, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026
Weinstein is accused in this case of assaulting Jessica Mann, who has testified at two previous trials that the producer raped her at a Manhattan hotel room in March 2013.
—Karla Cote, Variety, 21 Apr. 2026
In 1992, a former referee named Rita Chatterton said that Vince had forced her to perform oral sex in a limousine and then raped her.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
At the first trial, an Arizona jury last year found that a driver raped a woman, and awarded her more than $8 million in damages.
—Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 20 Apr. 2026
The man said he was raped at the age of 9 by Father Patrick O’Sullivan in his family home in 1968.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 19 Apr. 2026
Her husband came home to find that she had been tied up with electrical cord, raped and strangled.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2026
As of late 2023, the Israeli police had collected over 1,500 testimonies and 60,000 video clips, including accounts from witnesses who reported seeing women raped.
—Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 16 Apr. 2026
Dolores Huerta, 95, who co-founded the United Farm Workers with Chavez, told the newspaper she was raped and impregnated twice by Chavez.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for raped
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For traders, the 50-day was violated during the pullback but the stock fought back above it, and that matters.—
Josh Brown,Sean Russo,
CNBC,
20 Apr. 2026
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The case is one of dozens of lawsuits filed in 2013 alleging oil giants, including Chevron and Exxon, violated state environmental laws for decades.—
Lindsay Whitehurst,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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The investigation began when police received a complaint in January 2024 alleging that a 2-year-old was assaulted by Kristie Kovarcik, police said.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
20 Apr. 2026
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Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy said the teenager was the victim of a seemingly random attack and praised her for keeping her cool even after she was assaulted.—
Corky Siemaszko,
NBC news,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Raped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raped. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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