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
The men were accused by 17-year-old Norma Padgett of raping her in the backseat of her and her husband’s car on July 16, 1949.
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Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 May 2026
An Uber driver in Pittsburgh is accused of raping a college student after dropping her off and following her into her apartment.
—Meghan Schiller, CBS News, 27 May 2026
And there will be $4 million for the families of the Groveland Four — Ernest Thomas, Charles Greenlee, Samuel Shepherd and Walter Irvin — African-American men falsely accused of raping a white woman in Lake County in 1949.
—Gray Rohrer, Sun Sentinel, 25 May 2026
And there will be $4 million for the families of the Groveland Four – Ernest Thomas, Charles Greenlee, Samuel Shepherd and Walter Irvin – African-American men falsely accused of raping a white woman in Lake County in 1949.
—Gray Rohrer, Miami Herald, 25 May 2026
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said Brayanne Escobar-Guarnizo was sentenced to 25 years in prison for raping and impregnating a 12-year-old girl.
—Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2026
After pleading guilty to four first-degree murders while admitting to killing 17 women and raping dozens, he was sentenced to nearly 500 years in prison.
—Johnny Dodd, PEOPLE, 22 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
Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 May 2026
An Uber driver in Pittsburgh is accused of raping a college student after dropping her off and following her into her apartment.
—Meghan Schiller, CBS News, 27 May 2026
And there will be $4 million for the families of the Groveland Four — Ernest Thomas, Charles Greenlee, Samuel Shepherd and Walter Irvin — African-American men falsely accused of raping a white woman in Lake County in 1949.
—Gray Rohrer, Sun Sentinel, 25 May 2026
And there will be $4 million for the families of the Groveland Four – Ernest Thomas, Charles Greenlee, Samuel Shepherd and Walter Irvin – African-American men falsely accused of raping a white woman in Lake County in 1949.
—Gray Rohrer, Miami Herald, 25 May 2026
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said Brayanne Escobar-Guarnizo was sentenced to 25 years in prison for raping and impregnating a 12-year-old girl.
—Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2026
After pleading guilty to four first-degree murders while admitting to killing 17 women and raping dozens, he was sentenced to nearly 500 years in prison.
—Johnny Dodd, PEOPLE, 22 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for raping
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Both Israel and Hezbollah — which was not party to the ceasefire — accuse each other daily of violating the truce.—
Khaled Wassef,
CBS News,
3 June 2026
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Section 301 allows the USTR to investigate countries potentially violating other nations’ trade agreements or practices that hurt US business.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
3 June 2026
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According to Cabarrus County court records, Howell, 35, was arrested Saturday and charged with assaulting Dennis Manchester at the track.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 May 2026
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Radimak was accused of getting out of his car and assaulting her and a 35-year-old woman before fleeing.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
26 May 2026
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“Raping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raping. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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