1
as in to break
to fail to keep
you've violated the company's rule against smoking within 30 feet of the building
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2
as in to desecrate
to treat (a sacred place or object) shamefully or with great disrespect
the invaders violated the temple by using it to stable their horses
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Recent Examples of violate
If a manager violates this requirement, the association may terminate the management contract.
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Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 28 June 2025
Each of the four firms filed lawsuits arguing the orders violated the Constitution, and four different judges have skipped trials and ruled in their favor.
—Melissa Quinn
june 27, CBS News, 27 June 2025
Earlier, plans to gut the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau were also found to violate the rules.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 27 June 2025
In 2024, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) reported that SpaceX had violated the Clean Water Act after releasing pollutants into nearby body of waters, according to CNBC.
—Brett Tingley, Space.com, 27 June 2025
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Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 28 June 2025
Each of the four firms filed lawsuits arguing the orders violated the Constitution, and four different judges have skipped trials and ruled in their favor.
—Melissa Quinn
june 27, CBS News, 27 June 2025
Earlier, plans to gut the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau were also found to violate the rules.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 27 June 2025
In 2024, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) reported that SpaceX had violated the Clean Water Act after releasing pollutants into nearby body of waters, according to CNBC.
—Brett Tingley, Space.com, 27 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for violate
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This prevents unwritten rules from being bent or broken.—
Nate Bennett,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Having fared well at home on Show TV, the series is one of a growing number of Turkish dramas breaking into Western Europe.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
1 July 2025
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After unknowingly desecrating a sacred burial ground, 17-year-old Dashon Wallace (McLaughlin) and his family become targets of the Mbirwi, an ancient spirit summoned to protect the local community from the invasion of foreigners.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
7 May 2025
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Read More: The Battle for Our Memory Is the Battle for Our Country But debasing our history through censorship and ideological cherry-picking insults the memory of the nine saints who were murdered at Mother Emanuel, desecrating its sacred space all over again.—
Kevin Sack,
Time,
3 June 2025
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The 84-year-old woman told officers a man, later identified as Pape Tall of Long Beach, grabbed her from behind and pulled her into an alley before trying to rape her, officers said.—
Paloma Chavez,
Sacbee.com,
18 June 2025
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Men such as the Green River Killer, the Happy Face Killer, and the I-5 Killer operated mainly in Washington and Oregon, burglarizing homes, menacing hitchhikers, raping co-eds, and dumping bodies.—
Sarah Weinman,
The Atlantic,
18 June 2025
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These adversaries often breach networks and remain undetected for months, slowly harvesting data or laying the groundwork for more damaging attacks.—
Bhupendra Singh,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Trump announced a cease-fire, which both sides then breached with missiles.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
25 June 2025
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In September 2024, the same month as the pager attack and assassination of Hezbollah’s leader, Israel launched the most extensive campaign of airstrikes in the air force’s history hitherto, destroying much of Hezbollah’s strategic surface-to-surface missile stockpiles.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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This is the signature style of Russian killers — to destroy life by all methods at their disposal.—
Anders Hagstrom,
FOXNews.com,
30 June 2025
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According to Dominguez, Smith physically assaulted Turner and pulled out some of her hair.—
Minyvonne Burke,
NBC news,
26 June 2025
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Rihanna's has been candid about her relationship with her father over the years, and spoke out against her father after she was assaulted by her then-boyfriend Chris Brown in 2009 and Fenty reportedly spoke to the press about the incident without his daughter's consent.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
26 June 2025
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Seventeen European Union countries accused Hungary on Tuesday of contravening fundamental EU values by passing laws that target LGBTQ people, as tensions deepen between Budapest and a majority of member states.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
27 May 2025
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Without hesitation, Meghan challenged every guest whose conversation contravened her values.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 May 2025
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An international manhunt ensued for Magnotta, who was also accused of defiling Lin's corpse.—
Jessica Sager,
People.com,
25 May 2025
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Paintings whose reverence for Indigenous people had once shocked were now held in contempt, viewed as defiling those same people.—
Susan Tallman,
The Atlantic,
30 May 2025
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“Violate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/violate. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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