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 One woman accused Brand of raping her while she was pinned against a wall at his Los Angeles home in 2012, the Times of London reported. — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026 Andrew Luster, the heir to the Max Factor cosmetics fortune, was released from prison on parole over the weekend, more than 20 years after he was convicted of drugging and raping three women. — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026 Jonathan Newell, 21, is accused in a lawsuit of raping a female student alongside other men after pressuring her to take ketamine and alcohol. — Claire Healy, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026 Pacciani was given a life sentence for killing six of the eight couples and also found guilty of raping his two daughters. — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026 Black is currently embroiled in a civil lawsuit accusing him of raping a teenage girl inside Epstein’s New York home in 2002. — News Desk, Artforum, 8 Oct. 2026 John Bennett, who was hanged at Fort Leavenworth in 1961 for raping and attempting to murder an 11-year-old girl in Austria. — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 8 Oct. 2026 Early in 1976, Presnell was accused of raping a 13-year-old girl in Ocala, Florida. — Thomas Lake, AJC.com, 7 Oct. 2026 In November 2024, my daughter knew that a sorority sister had accused fraternity members of gang-raping her. — Jennifer Obel, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2026

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Massie’s Hegseth resolution, among other allegations, lays out charges of violating Congress’ war powers and carrying out extrajudicial killings.

— Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2026
Two officers who conducted the internal investigation into Martin’s use of force sued the city for violating the Whistleblower Act, alleging they were retaliated against for recommending to Fitzgerald that Martin be fired.

— Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2026

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Demolishing universities, assaulting the press, violently resegregating the public sphere, ramming degenerative AI down our throats, incarcerating mere zine makers, the regime is systematically repealing the right to culture.

— Anna Kornbluh, ARTnews.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Soon after the photo was taken, pro-Chinese Communist Party activists there began assaulting protesters of Xi's authoritarian regime — though there is no evidence Zhang was involved in any attacks.

— Adam Yamaguchi, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026

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