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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3
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
The lawsuit argued that Georgia law mandates transparency in all aspects of the conduct of elections and the counting and recording of votes, and that Raffensperger's decision to exclude observers violates those statutes.
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Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 19 May 2026
The escalation began when Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier (R) issued a letter to the NFL earlier this year, alleging that its Rooney Rule violates Florida’s civil rights laws.
—Justin Klawans, TheWeek, 19 May 2026
Amend its bylaws to trigger automatic relinquishment of privileges for any physician who violates Texas’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors.
—Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 18 May 2026
But the union argues that FIFA’s data sharing violates California’s privacy protections.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 18 May 2026
Filed by the Constitutional Accountability Center and Miami law firm Gelber Schachter & Greenberg, the suit argues that the transfer violates the Constitution’s Domestic Emoluments Clause, which bars states from providing financial benefits or gifts to a sitting president beyond an official salary.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 15 May 2026
Apple argued that a Musk win would devastate the tech industry by setting an alarming precedent that any deal with a supplier violates antitrust law if other proposals are rejected.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 15 May 2026
The complaint claims the practice amounts to an unlawful invasion of privacy and violates Texas consumer protection laws.
—Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 11 May 2026
In April, the group of 19 camps in Texas filed a lawsuit saying the requirement to install fiber optic internet does not make their properties safer, violates the state Constitution and laws regarding property rights, and could prevent them from opening.
—Stephen Simpson The Texas Tribune, Arkansas Online, 10 May 2026
Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 19 May 2026
The escalation began when Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier (R) issued a letter to the NFL earlier this year, alleging that its Rooney Rule violates Florida’s civil rights laws.
—Justin Klawans, TheWeek, 19 May 2026
Amend its bylaws to trigger automatic relinquishment of privileges for any physician who violates Texas’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors.
—Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 18 May 2026
But the union argues that FIFA’s data sharing violates California’s privacy protections.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 18 May 2026
Filed by the Constitutional Accountability Center and Miami law firm Gelber Schachter & Greenberg, the suit argues that the transfer violates the Constitution’s Domestic Emoluments Clause, which bars states from providing financial benefits or gifts to a sitting president beyond an official salary.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 15 May 2026
Apple argued that a Musk win would devastate the tech industry by setting an alarming precedent that any deal with a supplier violates antitrust law if other proposals are rejected.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 15 May 2026
The complaint claims the practice amounts to an unlawful invasion of privacy and violates Texas consumer protection laws.
—Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 11 May 2026
In April, the group of 19 camps in Texas filed a lawsuit saying the requirement to install fiber optic internet does not make their properties safer, violates the state Constitution and laws regarding property rights, and could prevent them from opening.
—Stephen Simpson The Texas Tribune, Arkansas Online, 10 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for violates
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Harbaugh breaks the tie narrowly by outmanaging Titans boss Robert Saleh.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
15 May 2026
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Dahlia, a disillusioned police aide, breaks into the mansion of the corrupt police chief Bernal and steals the money from his safe, unloading the funds to slum dwellers whose settlement Bernal razed down.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
15 May 2026
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After hundreds to thousands of years, the feeding black hole or neutron star falls into the stellar core and destroys it, creating a luminous emission.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
8 May 2026
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Federal debt destroys wealth and impedes economic growth.—
Rose Evans
May 6,
Idaho Statesman,
6 May 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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Any passenger who assaults, threatens, intimidates or interferes with airline crew members can lead to penalties of up to $43,658 per violation, according to the FAA.—
Cindy Von Quednow,
CNN Money,
3 May 2026
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Any person who assaults, threatens, intimidates, or interferes with airline crewmembers can face criminal charges and civil penalties costing up to $3,658 per violation, the statement read.—
CBS New York Team,
CBS News,
3 May 2026
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Very little offends me in a moral sense in the theater, but parts of this script came close.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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Obviously the blandness of a tan wall offends them.—
Joan Morris,
Mercury News,
9 Mar. 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 21 May. 2026.
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