trespassed

past tense of trespass
as in wandered
to commit an offense I consider him to be trespassing against all of us when he trespasses against any one of us

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Recent Examples of trespassed Since then, no one has been cited, trespassed or arrested for bringing weapons into the park, city and police officials told the Orlando Sentinel. Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 July 2026 How the climbing couple got past security Prosecutors told the judge on July 2 that the defendants had trespassed overnight in the building before making the climb. Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 2 July 2026 The mother had also requested that Field be trespassed from the property. Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 12 June 2026 Emory claimed that day that those arrested were outsiders who trespassed on school property. ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026 Kelly insisted to the Washington Examiner that they were invited into the church, countering claims that the protesters trespassed. Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 22 Jan. 2026 The suit also alleges agents regularly trespassed on private property and used riot weapons, like tear gas, on people who weren’t resisting. Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 13 Jan. 2026 Michael McConnell, a Kansas City resident and one of the two volunteers charged with trespassing, told The Star in an email Friday that he and the other volunteer were not informed they had been officially trespassed until their arrests. Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 10 Jan. 2026 Parking on private property that isn't yours means Hoosiers can be asked to leave and possibly trespassed, according to Leslie Kelly, vice president of program strategy for Horizon House, an agency that supports people experiencing homelessness. Marina Johnson, IndyStar, 23 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trespassed
Verb
  • At the same time, Clark’s voice-over reveals how far his mind has wandered from the tenderness of those moments.
    Dana Feldman, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • In both cases, a child that Tyler Boebert was watching wandered away from Congresswoman Boebert’s home, according to 9News.
    Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 10 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Mixed Pro Doubles Recap Roos van Reek & Jack Munro stayed out of trouble and avoided the early knockout round upsets that be felled many of the other top seeds to claim the Mixed title and guarantee the double-double for themselves on the weekend.
    Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The storm felled trees and power lines and caused serious flooding that swept some 100 homes from their foundations on the Big Island, authorities said.
    ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • There is now a new column in Ukrainian politics that is young, has experience of power and reform, and seeks to constantly remind Ukraine that its president has strayed outside of his original electoral mandate.
    Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Most of them are thought to be Ukrainian drones that strayed off course due to Russian electronic jamming.
    ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
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  • During the week, Barton often painted an image of himself as more sinned against than sinning.
    Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
  • That image of God never has a problem, never has a disease, never lacks anything needful or truly desirable, and has never sinned.
    Douglas Sytsma, Christian Science Monitor, 30 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • And the White player would have been labeled as soft if he was offended.
    Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Don’t let being offended by someone’s opinion stop you from talking to them.
    Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 11 Aug. 2026

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“Trespassed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trespassed. Accessed 21 Aug. 2026.

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