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as in broke
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 destroyed
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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as in raped
to engage in sexual activity and especially intercourse with a person unwilling or unable to give consent
criminal statutes delineating acts that constitute violating another person
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Recent Examples of violated
Protestant ethics, however, are not violated without the torment of guilt or the pleasure of self-destruction; never good enough, never bad enough.
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Erika Landström, Artforum, 2 June 2026
Patagonia alleged Pattie Gonia violated the agreement by selling merchandise, and the complaint includes email correspondence between the parties in 2025, in which the company reminded the drag queen their agreement prohibits the commercialization of the Pattie Gonia name.
—Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
But in March, a federal judge issued a temporary injunction that reversed the changes, finding that Kennedy violated federal regulations in implementing them.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 1 June 2026
The following month, the judge ruled that the interim policy violated his March order.
—ABC News, 1 June 2026
The Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights found in June 2025 that the California Department of Education and CIF violated Title IX, and the Justice Department sued California the following month.
—Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026
The complaint alleges the defendants failed to manufacture, supply and serve food safe for human consumption and violated federal food safety laws and USDA performance standards governing ground beef.
—Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2026
Claims by county officials that FBI seizures of election records violated constitutional protections.
—Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 31 May 2026
An internal review conducted by the Aurora Police Department, which included Aurora’s independent consent decree monitor, determined that Dieck had not violated department policy.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 25 May 2026
Erika Landström, Artforum, 2 June 2026
Patagonia alleged Pattie Gonia violated the agreement by selling merchandise, and the complaint includes email correspondence between the parties in 2025, in which the company reminded the drag queen their agreement prohibits the commercialization of the Pattie Gonia name.
—Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
But in March, a federal judge issued a temporary injunction that reversed the changes, finding that Kennedy violated federal regulations in implementing them.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 1 June 2026
The following month, the judge ruled that the interim policy violated his March order.
—ABC News, 1 June 2026
The Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights found in June 2025 that the California Department of Education and CIF violated Title IX, and the Justice Department sued California the following month.
—Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026
The complaint alleges the defendants failed to manufacture, supply and serve food safe for human consumption and violated federal food safety laws and USDA performance standards governing ground beef.
—Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2026
Claims by county officials that FBI seizures of election records violated constitutional protections.
—Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 31 May 2026
An internal review conducted by the Aurora Police Department, which included Aurora’s independent consent decree monitor, determined that Dieck had not violated department policy.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 25 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for violated
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Henry broke on top in the first inning when Oquendo walked and scored on Brooke’s single.—
John Maffei,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 May 2026
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Santiago Garza broke a 2-2 tie with a walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth at Cal State Fullerton.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2026
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Russian air defenses intercepted and destroyed more than 350 Ukrainian drones over territories both close to the border but also as further afield as Moscow, St Petersburg, and Novgorod in the country’s west, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
3 June 2026
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Twelve people were killed, including two young boys, in the southeastern city of Dnipro, where a four-story apartment building was partially destroyed, local officials said.—
Valentyn Ogirenko,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
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My sister had been named for a girl raped by Zeus, god of all gods, who turned himself into a swan for the occasion.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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The 2002 novel, later adapted into a much less effective 2009 movie directed by Peter Jackson, is about a teenage girl who gets raped and murdered by a serial killer.—
Jen Chaney,
Vulture,
3 June 2026
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Security concerns intensified after the 2024 Copa América final, when thousands of fans breached security checkpoints, jumped fences and forced their way into Hard Rock Stadium, creating mayhem and delays before the match.—
Sofia Baltodano,
Miami Herald,
29 May 2026
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After the shooting, prosecutors said ICE agents surrounded the home, used tear gas and later breached the home, taking four people into custody.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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The mission also alleges that evidence was planted and bodies were desecrated.—
Patrick Peralta,
The Conversation,
28 May 2026
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Javien Wright, the man whose grave was desecrated, was, with a gun by his side, shot to death outside a house in the 1500 block of East Mulkey Street in February 2020.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2026
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Some also wanted to prevent those who assaulted law enforcement from being compensated.—
Kaia Hubbard,
CBS News,
1 June 2026
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An arrest warrant said Moore assaulted Hyder by grabbing and ripping his uniform.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
1 June 2026
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The Kremlin denied Russia's tests of the Burevestnik missile at a nuclear facility contravened nuclear weapons testing regulations.—
Barney Henderson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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Villa contravened these restrictions last season, time and time again.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
20 Aug. 2025
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And earlier this month, Russia prompted outrage by installing an exhibit that some commentators said defiled the Katyn Memorial, the site of the mass execution of Polish POWs by the Soviets in 1940.—
Nathan Hodge,
CNN Money,
26 Apr. 2026
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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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“Violated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/violated. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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