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 Weinstein's rape retrial details This case stems from the 2020 trial, where he was convicted of raping Mann and forcing oral sex on another woman. —

Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026 Weinstein was also convicted of raping an Italian model at a trial in Los Angeles in 2022 and sentenced to 16 years. —

Karla Cote, Variety, 21 Apr. 2026 Throughout the years, Gaff reportedly confessed to attempting to attack up to 30 women and girls in one day in the 1980s and admitted to raping at least eight of them. —

Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026 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 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 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

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Her suit accuses the company of violating the federal Family and Medical Leave Act, intentionally inflicting emotional distress, and wrongfully terminating her.

— Irin Carmon, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2026
Cawthorn paid a $17,458 fine to the Federal Elections Commission in April 2025 after violating campaign finance law, The Charlotte Observer reported previously.

— Mary Ramsey April 22, Charlotte Observer, 22 Apr. 2026