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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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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
According to Allen’s album, Harbour would’ve allegedly transgressed past the bounds of their open marriage.
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Chris Murphy,
Vanity Fair,
22 Jan. 2026
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.
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Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Aug. 2025
Chris Murphy,
Vanity Fair,
22 Jan. 2026
Nothing about the Commission's proceedings, moreover, transgressed the Seventh Amendment's jury trial guarantee.
—
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.
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Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transgressed
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The mother had also requested that Field be trespassed from the property.
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Emory claimed that day that those arrested were outsiders who trespassed on school property.
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But the court ruled in February that Republican counter plans violated a Utah referendum prohibiting gerrymandering, solidifying the single district centered on the increasingly liberal Salt Lake City.
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The crash was not an accident, Adams said, because Pino violated several navigational rules — and piloted the boat without thinking about the well-being of his wife, daughter and the 11 girls on the boat.
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The most dangerous situation appeared to be on Barrington Avenue, west of East Dundee Village Hall, where a light, a utility pole and part of a parkway tree were felled by strong winds, leaving power lines dangling across the road.
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John Adams famously wrote to his wife, Abigail, that smallpox was killing 10 soldiers for every one felled in battle.
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Misiorowski didn’t give up a hit until Seiya Suzuki broke a scoreless tie with a home run to lead off the fifth inning.
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According to the federal indictment, the 32-year-old man broke into the car and took a bag containing a rifle and silencer, as well as a satchel of ammunition.
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Those who wandered alone did not.
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After the good Samaritan got him off the woman, witnesses say the man wandered to produce and began attacking a 16-year-old boy, but Garbe had followed him.
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During the week, Barton often painted an image of himself as more sinned against than sinning.
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That image of God never has a problem, never has a disease, never lacks anything needful or truly desirable, and has never sinned.
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Records of public meetings and community newspapers feature jabs at how far these sorry kinsmen have strayed from their heritage.
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Security cameras dotted the property, and a guard called out to visitors who strayed too close.
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“Transgressed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transgressed. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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