1
as in breaking
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 destroying
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 raping
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 violating
In September, Nevada’s Bureau of Water Pollution Control fined the company nearly $250,000 for violating environmental regulations nearly 800 times in the last two years, including for spilling untreated groundwater onto public roads and not reporting it to authorities, ProPublica first reported.
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Dave Smith, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2025
Council President Joe LaCava simply gave a hand-slap to Surf Cup for violating the deed restrictions, granting it the right to continue with commercial use.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Nov. 2025
Daniel Curran, 34, is facing charges of battery on a person 65 years of age or older and violating a domestic violence injunction, according to the Broward Clerk of Courts’ website.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Baker had previously been charged with several misdemeanors, including charges of violating a protective-stay-away order and drug possession.
—Sydney Barragan, Oc Register, 7 Nov. 2025
According to two people familiar with the situation, the company told the four staffers, including a senior fact checker at The New Yorker, a politics reporter for WIRED, a digital staffer at Bon Appétit, and a video staffer, that they were being fired for violating company policies.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 6 Nov. 2025
The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission issued an alert in December 2024 warning against using fire pits that burn alcohol or liquid fuels due to the devices violating a voluntary safety standard.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2025
The city is considering changes to its rules that could see both commercial and residential customers get their water cut off for repeatedly violating the city’s irrigation ordinance.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Nov. 2025
Court records state that on June 4, 2024, X suspended Plummer’s original account for violating its rules against violent speech.
—Wren Smetana, AZCentral.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Dave Smith, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2025
Council President Joe LaCava simply gave a hand-slap to Surf Cup for violating the deed restrictions, granting it the right to continue with commercial use.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Nov. 2025
Daniel Curran, 34, is facing charges of battery on a person 65 years of age or older and violating a domestic violence injunction, according to the Broward Clerk of Courts’ website.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Baker had previously been charged with several misdemeanors, including charges of violating a protective-stay-away order and drug possession.
—Sydney Barragan, Oc Register, 7 Nov. 2025
According to two people familiar with the situation, the company told the four staffers, including a senior fact checker at The New Yorker, a politics reporter for WIRED, a digital staffer at Bon Appétit, and a video staffer, that they were being fired for violating company policies.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 6 Nov. 2025
The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission issued an alert in December 2024 warning against using fire pits that burn alcohol or liquid fuels due to the devices violating a voluntary safety standard.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2025
The city is considering changes to its rules that could see both commercial and residential customers get their water cut off for repeatedly violating the city’s irrigation ordinance.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Nov. 2025
Court records state that on June 4, 2024, X suspended Plummer’s original account for violating its rules against violent speech.
—Wren Smetana, AZCentral.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for violating
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Unfortunately for Hutchinson, this was his least distinguished game since breaking into the team last month.—
Daniel Taylor,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Chris Redd is breaking his silence on the circumstances that led to him dating Saturday Night Live castmate Kenan Thompson's ex-wife, Christina Evangeline.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Jan. 2026
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By the 1960s, gas flares and untreated waste spillage were destroying their forests.—
Stanley Stewart,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Jan. 2026
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And there is a risk of the parasites becoming dormant for years before reactivating and destroying a new cornea.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
10 Jan. 2026
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Taylor Cadle, 22, alleged in a lawsuit that Polk County Sheriff's Office personnel, including Sheriff Grady Judd and investigator Melissa Turnage, accused her of lying to investigators, forcing her to write apology notes to her adoptive father who had been raping her for years.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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He was convicted of raping and killing a 6-year-old girl in 1979 after entering through a window and abducting her from her central Florida home.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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All this provides valuable data for archaeologists to map the interior without risking breaching the tomb’s seals.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Dec. 2025
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In Europe, Google is facing a probe for potentially breaching European Commission rules by using online content for AI purposes.—
John Kell,
Fortune,
17 Dec. 2025
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Gonzales-Rosales was charged with killing and desecrating a woman, his neighbor, on Easter in 2023.—
Ryan Oehrli,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Nov. 2025
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The suspect was later federally charged with assaulting a federal officer with a dangerous weapon.—
WCCO Staff,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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She was charged with assaulting a federal officer, but federal prosecutors later dismissed the case after security camera video and body camera footage emerged showing a Border Patrol agent steering his vehicle into Martinez’s truck.—
Claudia Lauer,
Fortune,
8 Jan. 2026
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In the years intervening, the poem has remained a lodestar, a contravening presence when, in present day America’s vituperative political landscape, the humanities disciplines and higher education itself has been forced to invoke and defend its own authority.—
Elaine L. Wang
September 11,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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The problem comes when ideological casting choices begin to undermine the narrative, contravening Grisham’s famously effective structure and pacing.—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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That simple change would introduce real competition, allowing merchants to choose lower-cost options and forcing the dominant players to compete on price and service--just like any other market.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 Jan. 2026
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Jackson remains optimistic that Medicaid cuts will spur a public backlash against lawmakers, forcing Congress to reverse Medicaid cuts before additional layoffs are necessary.—
Chase Hunter,
Mercury News,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Violating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/violating. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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