1
as in to trespass
to commit an offense
I didn't realize I was transgressing when I told your sister she looked like she had lost weight
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2
as in to violate
to fail to keep
don't even think about transgressing the drug laws of that Asian country, for punishments are severe and there's nothing that our government can do to intervene
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Recent Examples of transgress
The news comes just a month after final court approval of the House v. NCAA settlement, a landmark agreement that will, for the first time, permit schools to directly compensate athletes without transgressing the governing body’s bylaws.
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Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 2 July 2025
So judges are not giving out political decisions but are acting because people transgress the law.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 2 Apr. 2025
Failing to notify Congress before making major changes to the agency may have transgressed the Administrative Procedures Act, and freezing money appropriated by Congress for foreign aid could be in violation of the Impoundment Control Act.
—Anna Maria Barry-Jester, ProPublica, 9 Feb. 2025
From the beginning, alongside the rules for building in the style of the ancients, Renaissance architects set forth rules for transgressing them.
—Mario Carpo, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2025
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Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 2 July 2025
So judges are not giving out political decisions but are acting because people transgress the law.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 2 Apr. 2025
Failing to notify Congress before making major changes to the agency may have transgressed the Administrative Procedures Act, and freezing money appropriated by Congress for foreign aid could be in violation of the Impoundment Control Act.
—Anna Maria Barry-Jester, ProPublica, 9 Feb. 2025
From the beginning, alongside the rules for building in the style of the ancients, Renaissance architects set forth rules for transgressing them.
—Mario Carpo, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for transgress
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During the 2022 incident, an unknown person motioned toward Newton to arrest Mitchell for trespassing.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
30 Sep. 2025
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Denver7 reported that authorities had received three reports of a suspicious person trespassing on private properties along State Highway 103 this week, including two properties on Peaceful Valley Lane in Idaho Springs on Monday.—
John Aguilar,
Denver Post,
26 Sep. 2025
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Since then Russia is suspected of testing NATO’s resolve by violating the airspace of Norway, Romania, Denmark, Lithuania, Estonia, and now Germany too.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Though Russian craft have repeatedly violated NATO airspace during its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the shootdowns over Poland represented the first time NATO had shot down Russian drones.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
1 Oct. 2025
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The 49ers dropped their first loss of the season to the Jaguars, as the team fell with a final score of 26-21.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Sep. 2025
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However, only 5% is allocated to equities, which means there is room for retail participation to deepen, especially as deposit rates fall and property remains out of favor, analysts told CNBC.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
29 Sep. 2025
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Neither opponent would win again, as if Beckett had broken their spirit.—
Jayson Stark,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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Beyond breaking records in sales and attendance, the residency emerged as one of the most powerful economic and cultural catalysts the island has seen.—
Diana Leyva,
Nashville Tennessean,
29 Sep. 2025
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There’s the feeling that this is all just another day at the office, albeit one with enormous gladiators wandering around in the background.—
Richard Lawson,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
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Sandberg was there wandering around the clubhouse sopping wet from a mixture of champagne, beer and rain water along with other Cub greats, protected by a yellow rain slicker.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Transgress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transgress. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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