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
Nuñez then began raping her while Jones stuffed rocks in her mouth to try to stop her from screaming, detectives said in the report.
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Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026
He was also charged with raping a woman unaffiliated with UCLA near Culver City in October.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026
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.
—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
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
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
Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026
He was also charged with raping a woman unaffiliated with UCLA near Culver City in October.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026
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.
—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
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
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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Jiankui spent three years in prison and was fined three million yuan (about $430,000 at the time) for violating medical regulations.—
Laura Dattaro,
Scientific American,
10 June 2026
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The determination concludes a six-month investigation by the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division into Davis Med’s admissions practices, which found the school guilty of violating a landmark 2023 Supreme Court decision that banned affirmative action in university admissions.—
Sophia Mandt,
The Washington Examiner,
10 June 2026
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While federal law dictates up to 20 years in prison or assaulting pilots or flight attendants, there is no nationwide standard for public transit operators.—
Caitlin McGlade,
Charlotte Observer,
4 June 2026
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John Gotti's grandson, Carmine Gotti Agnello, was arrested Wednesday for allegedly assaulting a woman, Nassau County Police said.—
Jesse Zanger,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
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“Raping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raping. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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