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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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
This follows the pre-race inspection at Talladega Superspeedway last weekend, where both cars violated regulations to their rear bumper covers.
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Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
Online court records show charges were dismissed against one of them this month and another pleaded guilty in September to a reduced count of misdemeanor violating laws governing a penal institution and was assessed a $250 fine.
—Todd Richmond, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2025
By not releasing the funds, Jackson and other attorneys general allege AmeriCorps violated the Administrative Procedures Act and the Constitution by not administering funds that were already appropriated.
—Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 29 Apr. 2025
Four law firms have sued the Trump administration after they were targeted for their past work, with each firm arguing the Trump administration unlawfully retaliated against them and violated their First Amendment rights.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 29 Apr. 2025
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Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
Online court records show charges were dismissed against one of them this month and another pleaded guilty in September to a reduced count of misdemeanor violating laws governing a penal institution and was assessed a $250 fine.
—Todd Richmond, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2025
By not releasing the funds, Jackson and other attorneys general allege AmeriCorps violated the Administrative Procedures Act and the Constitution by not administering funds that were already appropriated.
—Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 29 Apr. 2025
Four law firms have sued the Trump administration after they were targeted for their past work, with each firm arguing the Trump administration unlawfully retaliated against them and violated their First Amendment rights.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for violate
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Once the chocolate is frozen, break the sheet into crackers for dipping.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 Apr. 2025
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Raechal Shewfelt,
EW.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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The audit also noted a Jewish cemetery in Waterbury that was vandalized with more than 12 gravestones desecrated.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
22 Apr. 2025
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Fernandez was charged with first-degree murder, desecrating human remains and multiple weapons crimes.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
3 Apr. 2025
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An Imperial Officer abusing his untouchable status to rape an undocumented migrant, while his troops are rounding up other undocumented citizens.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Apr. 2025
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Sharpe, 56, is accused in a civil lawsuit filed Sunday in Clark County, Nev., of raping the woman in October 2024 and in January.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
22 Apr. 2025
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Meanwhile, the Russian Ministry of Defense accused Ukraine of breaching the ceasefire.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
21 Apr. 2025
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He was indicted along with five others for conspiring to breach the Capitol on Jan. 6.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
18 Apr. 2025
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More than half a dozen tornadoes have been confirmed, including one in Marshall County, Oklahoma, that left two homes completely destroyed and damaged about 20 others.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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The war has destroyed vast parts of Gaza and most of its food production capabilities.—
Melanie Lidman,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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According to the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office, Brittany Walker and Samuel Payton allegedly assaulted the victim, a 44-year-old man who uses a wheelchair, in a Detroit apartment on Jan. 29, FOX 2 Detroit reported.—
Bailey Richards,
People.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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Perhaps the single most disturbing sequence in The Fall of Diddy is surveillance camera video from 2016 that shows Combs assaulting his then-girlfriend Cassie Ventura in a California hotel.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
26 Apr. 2025
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The suit says Peter Marocco, an acting official at the U.S. Agency for International Development, appointed himself in charge, contravening requirements the IAF’s leader be Senate-confirmed.—
Rebecca Beitsch,
The Hill,
18 Mar. 2025
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The first phase was not smooth, with accusations by each side that the other was contravening the agreement.—
Ibrahim Dahman,
CNN,
1 Mar. 2025
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The sacred plant, long defiled, heralded, as in the time of the Inca and all the ancient civilizations of the Andes, as a gift of the gods.—
Wade Davis,
Rolling Stone,
6 Apr. 2025
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In the Parsi tradition, the bones are left there to gradually disintegrate over time, completing the return to nature without defiling the earth.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Violate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/violate. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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