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.
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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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for raping
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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
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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
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Joshua Mills, 32, was sentenced Thursday to five to 20 years in prison on one count of assault with intent to do great bodily harm and received an additional two to four years for two counts of resisting, obstructing or assaulting a police officer and one year for second-degree retail fraud.—
Joseph Buczek,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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The 23-year-old was also sentenced to an additional year in prison for assaulting, resisting and impeding federal officers.—
Lily Carey,
Baltimore Sun,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Raping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raping. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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