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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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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
Some ethics experts say that could violate the Hatch Act, which is intended to keep politics out of government work.
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Brittney Melton, NPR, 1 Oct. 2025
Film power couple Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan asked a judge to block the creation of AI videos that violate their image.
—Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 1 Oct. 2025
An investigation into the arrest of the local reporter, which garnered fierce, statewide pushback, found that the university did not violate the reporter’s First Amendment rights.
—Angele Latham, Nashville Tennessean, 1 Oct. 2025
Staff at Colorado’s juvenile detention centers violated policies meant to protect youth during strip searches more than 1,000 times during nine months between 2023 and 2025, according to a new review by the Child Protection Ombudsman of Colorado released Tuesday.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2025
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Brittney Melton, NPR, 1 Oct. 2025
Film power couple Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan asked a judge to block the creation of AI videos that violate their image.
—Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 1 Oct. 2025
An investigation into the arrest of the local reporter, which garnered fierce, statewide pushback, found that the university did not violate the reporter’s First Amendment rights.
—Angele Latham, Nashville Tennessean, 1 Oct. 2025
Staff at Colorado’s juvenile detention centers violated policies meant to protect youth during strip searches more than 1,000 times during nine months between 2023 and 2025, according to a new review by the Child Protection Ombudsman of Colorado released Tuesday.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for violate
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The therapy works by breaking a cycle.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Oct. 2025
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Isiah Pacheco had his longest carry this season — and broke two tackles to do it.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
7 Oct. 2025
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Trump’s order also directs administration officials to terminate or revoke visas if foreign nationals are found to have desecrated the flag.—
Sarah Fortinsky,
The Hill,
17 Sep. 2025
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Gonzalez-Rasalas was charged with murder, desecrating a body and auto theft in a gruesome 2023 Easter Sunday homicide.—
Julia Coin,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Sep. 2025
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Howell punched and raped her before making off with her necklace, cellphone and purse, police said.—
Allison Gordon,
CNN Money,
2 Oct. 2025
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Freites said she was tortured and raped in Colombia and her father and 8-month-old baby killed.—
Gisela Salomon,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
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On September 10, when several Russian drones breached Poland’s airspace, NATO aircraft were scrambled to intercept and shoot down some of the devices.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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On Monday, Romanian Defense Minister Ionut Mosteanu said that another drone had been found close to his country’s border with Ukraine, weeks after Bucharest alleged that a Russian drone breached its airspace during an attack on its neighbor.—
Laura Sharman,
CNN Money,
29 Sep. 2025
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Two months after historic floods swept through the Milwaukee area, new data shows that nearly 2,200 homes throughout Milwaukee County sustained major damage or were destroyed.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Police in Florida are searching for two men caught on camera destroying a mall store while stealing thousands of dollars in merchandise.—
Pilar Arias,
FOXNews.com,
5 Oct. 2025
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Combs also apologized to abuse victims around the world who may have been triggered by the surveillance footage of him assaulting Ventura.—
Nicki Brown,
CNN Money,
4 Oct. 2025
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The bigger issue is the Texas A&M defense, which was assaulted by a Notre Dame offense still figuring it out with a first-year starter at quarterback.—
Matt Hayes,
USA TODAY,
3 Oct. 2025
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If my office is later notified that the city has adopted or implemented a policy, whether written or unwritten, that contravenes the statute, the city will again become ineligible for discretionary State funds.—
NWA Democrat-Gazette,
Arkansas Online,
19 Sep. 2025
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In the years intervening, the poem has remained a lodestar, a contravening presence when, in present day America’s vituperative political landscape, the humanities disciplines and higher education itself has been forced to invoke and defend its own authority.—
Elaine L. Wang
September 11,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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Countless horror films scare audiences with the simplicity of a foreign entity trying to defile the sanctity of the home.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 2025
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The seafood area’s ice machine was similarly defiled.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Violate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/violate. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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