1
as in breaks
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 destroys
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 rapes
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 violates
Alderson, president of the school’s Young Democrats club, said the governor’s endorsement violates the requirement that governments not favor a particular religion.
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ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
Two federal lawsuits have been filed in Florida challenging the requirement, arguing that requiring documentary proof of citizenship and marking that status on identification violates constitutional protections under the First and Fourteenth Amendments.
—Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
But Simpson made clear that if Moore violates the terms of his probationary sentence, he could be sent to jail.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 14 Apr. 2026
Its opinion says that Congress lacks authority to regulate what happens to documents maintained in the executive branch and, as a result, the Presidential Records Act violates the separation of powers.
—Austin Sarat, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2026
Werner said there is one charge, an accusation of participating in an encampment that disturbed university operations, which violates the faculty code of conduct.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2026
The company claims the law violates First Amendment speech protections, an argument previously made by the White House to support its attempts to ban AI regulation at the state level.
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2026
Parents will be entitled to relief if a school or provider violates the law, and the Idaho attorney general will have the authority to investigate allegations and seek penalties of up to $100,000.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 10 Apr. 2026
The District Court judge handling the case in California, Biden appointee Rita Lin, described the Anthropic blacklisting as retaliation that violates the First Amendment.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 9 Apr. 2026
ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
Two federal lawsuits have been filed in Florida challenging the requirement, arguing that requiring documentary proof of citizenship and marking that status on identification violates constitutional protections under the First and Fourteenth Amendments.
—Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
But Simpson made clear that if Moore violates the terms of his probationary sentence, he could be sent to jail.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 14 Apr. 2026
Its opinion says that Congress lacks authority to regulate what happens to documents maintained in the executive branch and, as a result, the Presidential Records Act violates the separation of powers.
—Austin Sarat, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2026
Werner said there is one charge, an accusation of participating in an encampment that disturbed university operations, which violates the faculty code of conduct.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2026
The company claims the law violates First Amendment speech protections, an argument previously made by the White House to support its attempts to ban AI regulation at the state level.
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2026
Parents will be entitled to relief if a school or provider violates the law, and the Idaho attorney general will have the authority to investigate allegations and seek penalties of up to $100,000.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 10 Apr. 2026
The District Court judge handling the case in California, Biden appointee Rita Lin, described the Anthropic blacklisting as retaliation that violates the First Amendment.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 9 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for violates
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Scaling globally breaks that intimacy.—
Samuel Mueller,
Fortune,
12 Apr. 2026
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My heart breaks for them in a strange way.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2026
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For those who know the play well, some of Mantello’s choices are most striking, especially the horror here of the famous hotel-room scene with a tawdry lover (brutally played by Katherine Romans), an act born of loneliness that destroys a father’s relationship with his son forever.—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Alzheimer’s disease, a brain disorder that slowly destroys memory and thinking skills, affects more than 6 million Americans, most of them age 65 or older.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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Through these photos, Dominique Pelicot is not ‘just’ casting an incestuous gaze on me, as was said during the investigation and the Mazan rapes trial.—
TIME,
Time,
7 Apr. 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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His edict contravenes the language of the Constitution, the high court’s own rulings, legislation passed by Congress, and the consistent practice of previous Presidents.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
1 Apr. 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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Nothing beats cuteness except watching violence be enacted upon the cuteness; like an aural Happy Tree Friends, Skulls tosses pom-poms of fuzz into the sky then desecrates them.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
17 Dec. 2025
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In the world of Monster, a person who takes lives and desecrates corpses might someday be capable of redemption.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
6 Oct. 2025
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The Pios’ culture assaults the senses the moment players step onto campus.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
13 Apr. 2026
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The White House told ProPublica that anyone who assaults federal immigration agents would be prosecuted.—
Nicole Foy,
ProPublica,
18 Oct. 2025
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Obviously the blandness of a tan wall offends them.—
Joan Morris,
Mercury News,
9 Mar. 2026
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If that language offends you — come on.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Jan. 2026
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Moral and intellectual descent is inherent in a political project that sets out to undermine liberal democracy, reject the inclusive egalitarianism of modern America, find enemies to demonize, and heroize a leader who defiles common decency.—
George Packer,
The Atlantic,
24 Nov. 2025
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“Violates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/violates. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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