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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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
Several lawsuits have been filed in state courts arguing that the mid-decade redistricting violates the Missouri constitution.
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Connor Greene, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
If Butler violates any terms, the court could enforce his full 78-year sentence.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2025
In his lawsuit, Vianello claimed that the local ordinance that allowed the city to issue nearly $30 million in general obligation bonds to fund the construction and renovations violates the Kansas Constitution and statutory requirements for a bond election.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025
Companies that purchase and deploy AI models could, in the past, train these classifiers themselves, but the process was time-consuming and potentially expensive, since developers would have to collect examples of content that violates the policy in order to train the classifier.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
However, the California Republican Party claims that the Californian redistricting violates the 14th and 15th Amendments.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
In response to the Norfolk lawsuit and other allegations that Flock violates the Constitution, a spokesperson pointed to the fact that to date, courts have generally agreed with the company that ALPR searches shouldn’t require warrants and don’t violate the Constitution.
—Kevin Collier, NBC news, 1 Nov. 2025
The plaintiffs filed their lawsuit in federal court on June 13, and were already engaged in a separate legal challenge in Pulaski County Circuit Court that claims the program violates the Arkansas Constitution.
—Arkansas Online, 28 Oct. 2025
Storing fireworks in a residential neighborhood so close to a school violates a slew of state and federal fireworks regulations.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Connor Greene, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
If Butler violates any terms, the court could enforce his full 78-year sentence.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2025
In his lawsuit, Vianello claimed that the local ordinance that allowed the city to issue nearly $30 million in general obligation bonds to fund the construction and renovations violates the Kansas Constitution and statutory requirements for a bond election.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025
Companies that purchase and deploy AI models could, in the past, train these classifiers themselves, but the process was time-consuming and potentially expensive, since developers would have to collect examples of content that violates the policy in order to train the classifier.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
However, the California Republican Party claims that the Californian redistricting violates the 14th and 15th Amendments.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
In response to the Norfolk lawsuit and other allegations that Flock violates the Constitution, a spokesperson pointed to the fact that to date, courts have generally agreed with the company that ALPR searches shouldn’t require warrants and don’t violate the Constitution.
—Kevin Collier, NBC news, 1 Nov. 2025
The plaintiffs filed their lawsuit in federal court on June 13, and were already engaged in a separate legal challenge in Pulaski County Circuit Court that claims the program violates the Arkansas Constitution.
—Arkansas Online, 28 Oct. 2025
Storing fireworks in a residential neighborhood so close to a school violates a slew of state and federal fireworks regulations.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for violates
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Soon after, a desperate man named Boomba, who witnessed Ma stealing from the shelter, breaks into her home and swipes her food, her phone, and a purse containing her family’s invaluable travel documents.—
Tope Folarin,
The Atlantic,
8 Nov. 2025
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Director Dan Trachtenberg breaks it down for us.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Nov. 2025
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One such affliction is Tay-Sachs, a disease that disproportionately affects people of Ashkenazi descent and destroys brain and spinal nerve cells.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
7 Nov. 2025
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The movie follows a similar arc, with an additional subplot in which the creature destroys the city while under the influence of a powerful demon.—
Katie Rife,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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At the end of that game, Alma psychically rapes the protagonist, a psychic soldier named Beckett, and becomes pregnant with another child.—
Will Borger,
Rolling Stone,
31 Oct. 2025
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Lanier rapes Forsythe during a job interview, which O’Brien recounts in upsetting, unwavering detail.—
Jared Sullivan,
The Atlantic,
17 Oct. 2024
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There seemed to be an element of sadomasochistic play in their relationship, of withholding and succumbing, that contravenes the popular sense of an unremitting dominant-submissive dynamic.—
Daphne Merkin,
The Atlantic,
31 Oct. 2025
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If my office is later notified that the city has adopted or implemented a policy, whether written or unwritten, that contravenes the statute, the city will again become ineligible for discretionary State funds.—
NWA Democrat-Gazette,
Arkansas Online,
19 Sep. 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 White House told ProPublica that anyone who assaults federal immigration agents would be prosecuted.—
Nicole Foy,
ProPublica,
18 Oct. 2025
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The Kid also physically assaults Apollonia at one point.—
Ross Raihala,
Twin Cities,
17 Oct. 2025
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The Intel case offends two basic economic truths.—
Veronique De Rugy,
Oc Register,
23 Oct. 2025
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Tallulah asks, shocked, which offends Maia.—
Leia Mendoza,
Variety,
8 Oct. 2025
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On the other hand, statins lower LDL cholesterol by blocking an enzyme in the liver, which then forces the liver to remove more LDL cholesterol from the body.—
Jacqueline Howard,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
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Nonetheless, Williams’ presence on the field alone forces LSU’s defense to account for him at all times due to his big-play ability.—
Cole Sullivan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Violates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/violates. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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