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
On April 12, former congressman Swalwell, 45, suspended his campaign for governor of California after multiple women accused him of inappropriate behavior ranging from sending lewd, unwanted messages to drugging, raping and choking them.
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Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
The four-parter includes in-depth interviews with people close to Combs, from childhood friends to business associates, as well as Joi Dickerson-Neal, who accused the rapper-actor-mogul of drugging and raping her in the 1990s.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 12 May 2026
He was convicted in 2020 of raping Mann, got the conviction overturned, then saw a jury deadlock on it at a retrial last year.
—ABC News, 12 May 2026
The three-part documentary series tells the story of three brothers who were recently convicted of preying on women for more than a decade, masquerading as party boys while drugging and raping them from the Hamptons to Aspen.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 11 May 2026
Her father, Atticus Finch, is a lawyer and defends a Black man who’s been falsely accused of raping a white woman.
—Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 10 May 2026
James Holder, the cofounder of British clothing company Superdry, has been sentenced to eight years in jail for raping a woman.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 7 May 2026
Richard Kielczweski, a Suffolk Sheriff’s deputy and jail guard accused of raping and trafficking a 15-year-old boy, now faces charges of witness intimidation in his case.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 1 May 2026
In December, a German man was found guilty of drugging and raping his unconscious wife over several years and filming the assaults.
—Kara Fox, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2026
Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
The four-parter includes in-depth interviews with people close to Combs, from childhood friends to business associates, as well as Joi Dickerson-Neal, who accused the rapper-actor-mogul of drugging and raping her in the 1990s.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 12 May 2026
He was convicted in 2020 of raping Mann, got the conviction overturned, then saw a jury deadlock on it at a retrial last year.
—ABC News, 12 May 2026
The three-part documentary series tells the story of three brothers who were recently convicted of preying on women for more than a decade, masquerading as party boys while drugging and raping them from the Hamptons to Aspen.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 11 May 2026
Her father, Atticus Finch, is a lawyer and defends a Black man who’s been falsely accused of raping a white woman.
—Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 10 May 2026
James Holder, the cofounder of British clothing company Superdry, has been sentenced to eight years in jail for raping a woman.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 7 May 2026
Richard Kielczweski, a Suffolk Sheriff’s deputy and jail guard accused of raping and trafficking a 15-year-old boy, now faces charges of witness intimidation in his case.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 1 May 2026
In December, a German man was found guilty of drugging and raping his unconscious wife over several years and filming the assaults.
—Kara Fox, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for raping
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Twenty defendants — including guards on duty while McElroy was in labor, a nurse, a physician’s assistant and the county sheriff, who runs the jail — are named in the complaint and accused of violating her constitutional rights.—
Abigail Brooks,
NBC news,
13 May 2026
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Former mayoral candidate Paul Vallas is being fined $214,000 for violating campaign finance rules by accepting excessive contributions from people who were doing business with the city, the Chicago Board of Ethics announced yesterday.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2026
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They are accused of using several ruses to force their way into people’s homes, assaulting unsuspecting residents and holding them hostage for their own money, and demanding access to their crypto accounts.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
14 May 2026
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Cole Allen, who was shackled and wearing an orange prison jumpsuit, pleaded not guilty to attempting to assassinate the president of the United States, discharge of a firearm during a crime of violence, transporting a firearm across state lines and assaulting a federal officer with a deadly weapon.—
Peter D'Abrosca , Jake Gibson,
FOXNews.com,
11 May 2026
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“Raping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raping. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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