1
as in trespassed
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 violated
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 transgressed
Nothing about the Commission's proceedings, moreover, transgressed the Seventh Amendment's jury trial guarantee.
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Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 10 Sep. 2025
Right now, researchers can say that the biosphere boundary has been transgressed on almost all land surfaces, mainly due to agriculture.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 17 Aug. 2025
Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 10 Sep. 2025
Right now, researchers can say that the biosphere boundary has been transgressed on almost all land surfaces, mainly due to agriculture.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 17 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transgressed
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More than two years after the fatal shooting, Lorincz maintained her side of the story that the kids had trespassed on her property and threatened her life.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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The suspect is also believed to have trespassed at a property on Ute Creek Road in Idaho Springs on Thursday morning, Denver7 reported.—
John Aguilar,
Denver Post,
26 Sep. 2025
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Survivors say they were violated in sanctuaries, at pastors’ homes and in tents on camping trips.—
Mike Hixenbaugh,
NBC news,
30 Oct. 2025
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This comes after the Haas Factory Team driver's contact with Jeb Burton in Martinsville violated the sport's conduct code.—
Alex Harrington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Oct. 2025
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The at-bats were brief and uneventful, the opposite of the approach that carried Toronto to this stage and felled Snell in Game 1.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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That says a lot about the 2025 Red Sox, who were a top offensive team in many metrics, but were also felled by their bats in crucial spots throughout the year and postseason.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
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The glass then broke on the ground.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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Rollins broke the fall with his arm and immediately began favoring it upon landing.—
Fernando Quiles Jr,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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As anyone who has recently wandered the water’s edge knows, the area where Kansas City was born close to 200 years ago is booming with development.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
27 Oct. 2025
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Authorities believe the two wandered from their home.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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Positive opinions of his job performance have not strayed beyond a percentage point or two from its current 40% for more than five months, according to Reuters/Ipsos polling.—
Kinsey Crowley,
USA Today,
29 Oct. 2025
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While Mike Shanahan, Kyle’s father, seldom strayed from zone blocking with the late Alex Gibbs as the guru of the system, Kyle has been more open to different ways to block.—
Jerry McDonald,
Mercury News,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Transgressed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transgressed. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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