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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
The settlement relates to allegations that SiriusXM violated those opt‑outs or its own internal do‑not‑call list.
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James Powel, USA Today, 14 Mar. 2026
Such gerrymandering would violate the state Constitution.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2026
The same goes for anyone whose family member violates a rule of the game.
—Jada Yuan, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2026
The agency investigated and determined that the company was violating the state’s Human Rights Act.
—Steve Karnowski, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2026
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James Powel, USA Today, 14 Mar. 2026
Such gerrymandering would violate the state Constitution.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2026
The same goes for anyone whose family member violates a rule of the game.
—Jada Yuan, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2026
The agency investigated and determined that the company was violating the state’s Human Rights Act.
—Steve Karnowski, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for violate
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After that, Republicans plan to spend days litigating the bill against Democrats before moving to a decisive vote to break a filibuster.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
17 Mar. 2026
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He was suspected as part of the teenage crew that gained notoriety in January 2025 for breaking into a pair of R trains and moving them at speeds up to 30 mph along a section of express track in Brooklyn.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
17 Mar. 2026
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And a coke-snorting, heirloom-desecrating, funeral-crashing adversary at that.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
6 Mar. 2026
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With the help of that tiny clipping of moss, the defendants were eventually convicted of desecrating human remains in 2015.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
5 Mar. 2026
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And when her brother-in-law, Stanley (Marlon Brando), rapes her, her descent into madness was made all the more vivid and believable by Leigh's precise depiction of vulnerability and instability.—
Darren Franich,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Mar. 2026
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Investigators also found palm prints on the hood of Duckett’s patrol car that matched Teresa, which prosecutors claimed was from her being raped while on the car and trying to push away.—
Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 Mar. 2026
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On the same day, the group also claimed to have breached Verifone, an electronics payments provider.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
11 Mar. 2026
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That act was so blatantly partisan, IOC president Kirsty Coventry said her organization would investigate whether Infantino, an IOC member, breached the terms of the group’s charter, which requires members to act independent of political interests.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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Weeks later, his father was killed in a fire that destroyed the home Hamlin purchased to thank his parents for getting him into NASCAR.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Mar. 2026
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Saudi Arabia’s Defense Ministry said its systems intercepted and destroyed 10 drones over the capital, Riyadh, and the kingdom’s eastern region.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Mar. 2026
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Solomon faces charges of forcibly assaulting a federal officer and inflicting bodily injury.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 Mar. 2026
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That’s because lawmakers put outsized effort into a slew of dangerous and divisive bills that assault the basic rights of every Floridian.—
Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 Mar. 2026
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Ukraine's skeleton racer and flag bearer Vladyslav Heraskevych was seen wearing his helmet honoring athletes from his country who were killed during the war with Russia in training this afternoon, despite the IOC saying earlier that the helmet contravenes the Olympic Charter guidelines.—
Sean Nevin,
NBC news,
10 Feb. 2026
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Trump seems unconcerned that extorting his partners contravenes the principles of what was designed as a free-trade accord.—
Stephania Taladrid,
New Yorker,
11 Dec. 2025
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Among the false claims Energy Transfer alleged Greenpeace had spread was that the energy company defiled Native American cultural boundaries.—
Mark Curriden,
Dallas Morning News,
13 Mar. 2026
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Militia members had ransacked and defiled the house.—
Yousra Elbagir,
Time,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Violate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/violate. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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