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
In an explosive New York Times report out Wednesday, Huerta, who will turn 96 on April 10, told the newspaper that Chavez drove her to a secluded grape field in Delano, California, in 1966 and raped her in the vehicle.
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Ryan Carter, Daily News, 19 Mar. 2026
United Farm Workers co-founder Dolores Huerta, now 95, also told the New York Times that Chavez raped her in 1966.
—Claire Wang, Oc Register, 18 Mar. 2026
The Times also reported that Chavez raped Huerta in 1966 in Delano, California.
—Paris Barraza, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026
Investigators also found palm prints on the hood of Duckett’s patrol car that matched Teresa, which prosecutors claimed was from her being raped while on the car and trying to push away.
—Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2026
At 13, she was raped and spiraled into post-traumatic stress, depression, and violent self-harm.
—Charles Lane, The Atlantic, 15 Mar. 2026
Recently, the Massachusetts Parole Board also OK’d the release of a man who raped a 76-year-old woman and was sentenced to 3 life sentences.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 14 Mar. 2026
In 2010, soon after Oren’s failed audition for Million Dollar Listing, a woman named Rebecca Mandel alleges Alon drugged her at a club, then tricked her into coming back to his and Oren’s apartment, where the twins raped her together, according to a lawsuit.
—James D. Walsh, Curbed, 10 Mar. 2026
After being raped no less than a half-dozen times, the girl was dropped off in San Francisco and made her way to a local hospital, authorities allege.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026
Ryan Carter, Daily News, 19 Mar. 2026
United Farm Workers co-founder Dolores Huerta, now 95, also told the New York Times that Chavez raped her in 1966.
—Claire Wang, Oc Register, 18 Mar. 2026
The Times also reported that Chavez raped Huerta in 1966 in Delano, California.
—Paris Barraza, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026
Investigators also found palm prints on the hood of Duckett’s patrol car that matched Teresa, which prosecutors claimed was from her being raped while on the car and trying to push away.
—Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2026
At 13, she was raped and spiraled into post-traumatic stress, depression, and violent self-harm.
—Charles Lane, The Atlantic, 15 Mar. 2026
Recently, the Massachusetts Parole Board also OK’d the release of a man who raped a 76-year-old woman and was sentenced to 3 life sentences.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 14 Mar. 2026
In 2010, soon after Oren’s failed audition for Million Dollar Listing, a woman named Rebecca Mandel alleges Alon drugged her at a club, then tricked her into coming back to his and Oren’s apartment, where the twins raped her together, according to a lawsuit.
—James D. Walsh, Curbed, 10 Mar. 2026
After being raped no less than a half-dozen times, the girl was dropped off in San Francisco and made her way to a local hospital, authorities allege.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for raped
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Murphy, who was nominated to the bench by President Joe Biden, said Kennedy’s reconstitution of ACIP likely violated federal law.—
Lisa Schencker,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
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Murphy, who was nominated to the bench by President Joe Biden, said Kennedy's reconstitution of ACIP likely violated federal law.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
17 Mar. 2026
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Police allege the singer assaulted the officers who were trying to take him into custody.—
Alexandra Del Rosario,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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Oren assaulted her; his team disputes it Before the Memorial Day assault, Acree alleges she was raped by Oren Alexander, Tal’s younger brother, in his New York apartment, according to her civil lawsuit against him, Tal and two other defendants.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Raped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raped. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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