Thesaurus results for RAPING

raping

verb

present participle of rape

as in violating

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 raping He and Alon have also been charged with raping a woman at a New Year’s Eve Party at Alon’s condo in Miami Beach in 2016. —

Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2026 He was first tried in 2020, where he was convicted of raping Mann and forcing oral sex on another woman. —

Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026 Meanwhile, details of the Swalwell scandal continued to unfold Tuesday, as a Beverly Hills woman accused him of drugging and raping her in 2018. —

Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026 In a call conversation with his grandmother, Horner once again denied raping Athena. —

Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2026 On Tuesday, just hours before Newsom’s announcement, Beverley Hills resident Lonna Drewes accused Swalwell of drugging and raping her following a 2018 event. —

Andrew Graham april 14, Sacbee.com, 14 Apr. 2026 Denise Richards plays wealthy high schooler Kelly Van Ryan, who accuses her guidance counselor, Sam Lombardo (Matt Dillon), of raping her; her case is then reinforced when outcast Suzie Toller (Neve Campbell) comes forward with her own allegation against Sam. —

Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Apr. 2026 One man, Jean-Pierre Marechal, was on trial not for raping Gisèle Pelicot but for using the same methods to rape his own wife and letting Dominique Pelicot rape her as well. —

Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Apr. 2026 Prosecutors said Doty was seen on Jennings County school bus surveillance video raping the 7-year-old child, with court documents alleging that the incidents occurred over several weeks last year, WDRB reported. —

Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 3 Apr. 2026

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Josett pleaded guilty to three misdemeanors, including unauthorized computer access and fraud; annoying and repeated phone calls; and contempt of court for violating the restraining order.

— Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
The officer’s actions after finding the warrant, while definitely violating the spirit of the act, may actually expose some gray areas in the application of the law, said Tsao, who also works as senior policy counsel for the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights.

— Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026