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as in trespassing
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 violating
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 transgressing
Michael Soncin,
Vanity Fair,
9 June 2026
He’s gone beyond transgressing political and presidential norms to openly trampling on the Constitution.
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Mark Z. Barabak,
Mercury News,
8 Nov. 2025
But every post, photo, or story risks transgressing invisible social landmines of what is and isn’t acceptable.
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Alessandra Schade,
Time,
5 Aug. 2025
Verb
Marilyn Monroe was one of the most photographed women of her era, but Douglas Kirkland’s photojournalistic style captured the actress’s spontaneous side, transgressing the boundaries of celebrity photography.
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Michael Soncin,
Vanity Fair,
9 June 2026
He’s gone beyond transgressing political and presidential norms to openly trampling on the Constitution.
—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Mercury News,
8 Nov. 2025
But every post, photo, or story risks transgressing invisible social landmines of what is and isn’t acceptable.
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Alessandra Schade,
Time,
5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transgressing
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Rising gas prices and an unpopular war in Iran have infuriated prominent MAGA figures online, but in terms of GOP elections, the president has been able to elbow out critics in Congress and disobedient legislators in red states.
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And as part of their initiation into the ruling class, Plums are made complicit in Gilead’s barbaric justice system, cheering for the corporal punishment of disobedient classmates and the men of low status caught salivating (or worse) over them.
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Kaufmyn was found guilty of interfering with a business, trespassing with intent to interfere with a business, unlawful assembly and refusal to disburse at a riot.
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As if breaking the law would offer a symbolic release from this double bind, the third video documents Liden trespassing into the apartment of an anonymous hoarder.
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Then, in November of 2024, Amazon suspended his account for allegedly violating the company’s product review policies.
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An Idaho man argues in a pair of tort claims that Idaho law enforcement agencies are violating state law by letting an artificial intelligence security company train its algorithm with data collected in Caldwell, Wilder and other cities.
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Experts say a lack of access to information and improper staff training are major barriers for blind travelers.
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Although Ashley had alleged things like malice, ill-will and improper motives by Adam, that still fell short of proving that Adam knew that his statements were false.
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The aim is to prevent the level of pensions from falling and ward off the need for a big long-term increase of the levy employees pay into the pension system.
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Low temperatures will remain warm and humid, falling only into the upper 70s.
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Dennis Romero Dennis Romero is a breaking news reporter for NBC News Digital.
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In 2012, most estimates were that breaking a 2048-bit RSA key would require a billion physical qubits.
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To a defiant Son, however, the party hasn’t even started.
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Terri Hupfer, draped in a Pride flag and a Giants’ issued Pride T-shirt, drove 90 minutes from her Delta home to join Tuesday’s pregame gathering, which was organized online and drew more media and police than defiant (or supportive) fans.
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My favorite part of my trip to Omaha, Nebraska, for the College World Series left me wandering in the middle of the night somewhere between the ballpark and my hotel.
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Police in Holly, Michigan, say an 18-month-old boy who was seen wandering on a Ring camera on Friday has been identified and located.
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“Transgressing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transgressing. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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