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
Following a review of this emerging type of residential rental activity, City officials determined that renting a private residential pool to a third party violates zoning regulations governing single-family residential properties.
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Julia Avant, CBS News, 16 June 2026
The injunction, which applies to restrooms, comes a few months after six transgender Idaho residents filed a lawsuit alleging the law violates the constitutional rights of transgender people and puts their safety and well-being at risk.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 16 June 2026
Matlija says the legislation violates both Albanian and EU laws.
—Rob Schmitz, NPR, 16 June 2026
According to the Texas Property Code, tenants may be entitled to damages if a landlord collects a late fee that violates state law.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 June 2026
Rajoub and other Palestinian soccer officials have long argued that Israel violates statutes by allowing teams from settlements in the occupied West Bank play in Israel’s national league.
—Sam Metz, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026
Johnston and Chernov alleged that the false advertising violates consumer protection laws in California and Washington, where Costco has its headquarters.
—Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026
In fact, a new class-action lawsuit was filed in California against the NCAA, College Sports Commission and power conferences claiming the NIL clearinghouse violates state statutes and federal laws.
—Payton Titus, Louisville Courier Journal, 11 June 2026
According to the lawsuit, UFC Freedom 250 violates National Park Service policy that prohibits sporting events on the South Lawn.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
Julia Avant, CBS News, 16 June 2026
The injunction, which applies to restrooms, comes a few months after six transgender Idaho residents filed a lawsuit alleging the law violates the constitutional rights of transgender people and puts their safety and well-being at risk.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 16 June 2026
Matlija says the legislation violates both Albanian and EU laws.
—Rob Schmitz, NPR, 16 June 2026
According to the Texas Property Code, tenants may be entitled to damages if a landlord collects a late fee that violates state law.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 June 2026
Rajoub and other Palestinian soccer officials have long argued that Israel violates statutes by allowing teams from settlements in the occupied West Bank play in Israel’s national league.
—Sam Metz, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026
Johnston and Chernov alleged that the false advertising violates consumer protection laws in California and Washington, where Costco has its headquarters.
—Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026
In fact, a new class-action lawsuit was filed in California against the NCAA, College Sports Commission and power conferences claiming the NIL clearinghouse violates state statutes and federal laws.
—Payton Titus, Louisville Courier Journal, 11 June 2026
According to the lawsuit, UFC Freedom 250 violates National Park Service policy that prohibits sporting events on the South Lawn.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for violates
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The dam breaks, and Regina splits into laughter at Jobim’s deadpan devolution into nonsense.—
Lily Goldberg,
Pitchfork,
13 June 2026
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Who is responsible when a robot breaks something or injures someone?—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
13 June 2026
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Standard recycling destroys the whole part just to clean it.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
10 June 2026
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The mechanism is an enzyme called polyphenol oxidase, or PPO, abundant in bananas, which destroys flavanols both during blending and inside the stomach.—
Allison Palmer,
Charlotte Observer,
9 June 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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Anyone who assaults law enforcement will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.—
Christina Fan,
CBS News,
7 June 2026
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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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But these arguments, about how free expression is defined, whether art that offends is inherently harmful, and whose sensibilities determine what art gets shown to the public, would recur again and again.—
Isaac Butler,
New Yorker,
30 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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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 18 Jun. 2026.
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