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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2
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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3
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
Rice was unavailable for Friday’s game, serving the first game of his six-game league suspension for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy.
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Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
Bubba is named in the suit, accused of helping to develop the film using Hulk’s trademarks without permission, and of violating a settlement agreement.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
The same year, he was permanently suspended from Twitter for violating platform rules against hate speech.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost weighed in on the latest case of a conservative watchdog group claiming a Greater Cincinnati school district is violating anti-transgender state laws that have no method of enforcement.
—David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 4 Sep. 2025
Shortly after her release, Delvey was taken into custody by ICE for violating the terms of her visa.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
The fundraiser was taken offline after members of the community reported it as violating GoFundMe’s rules, the petition’s organizer, Andrew Rogers, said in an email to the Star-Telegram.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Sep. 2025
The court sanctioned Brooksby and his attorneys for violating Rule 11 and stopped allowing Brooksby's out-of-state attorneys to appear for him.
—Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Authorities accuse Kim of violating the Political Funds Act, the Capital Markets Act, and other legal restrictions on finances of government officials.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 29 Aug. 2025
Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
Bubba is named in the suit, accused of helping to develop the film using Hulk’s trademarks without permission, and of violating a settlement agreement.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
The same year, he was permanently suspended from Twitter for violating platform rules against hate speech.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost weighed in on the latest case of a conservative watchdog group claiming a Greater Cincinnati school district is violating anti-transgender state laws that have no method of enforcement.
—David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 4 Sep. 2025
Shortly after her release, Delvey was taken into custody by ICE for violating the terms of her visa.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
The fundraiser was taken offline after members of the community reported it as violating GoFundMe’s rules, the petition’s organizer, Andrew Rogers, said in an email to the Star-Telegram.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Sep. 2025
The court sanctioned Brooksby and his attorneys for violating Rule 11 and stopped allowing Brooksby's out-of-state attorneys to appear for him.
—Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Authorities accuse Kim of violating the Political Funds Act, the Capital Markets Act, and other legal restrictions on finances of government officials.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for violating
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Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Sep. 2025
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The new 12-night journey will launch in the summer of 2027 aboard the company's ice-breaking Le Commandant Charcot ship and is purposely designed to meet demand for a shorter cruise that still celebrates polar exploration, Ponant shared with Travel + Leisure.—
Katie Nadworny,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Sep. 2025
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The two initial quakes flattened villages in both provinces, destroying more than 6,700 homes, and rescue workers pulled bodies from the rubble on Thursday.—
Mohammad Yunus Yawar,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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As Greengrass was editing the picture, wildfires tore through the Pacific Palisades and Altadena in Southern California, killing residents and destroying homes.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
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One unbearable sequence has Chiang coming back angry in the middle of the day and suddenly raping Chuan in their bedroom.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Sep. 2025
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Pena was previously accused of raping an American woman vacationing in Costa Rica, and the pair were allegedly associated with TdA, a foreign terrorist organization.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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When sensitive information persists in the LLM or its cached queries, the threat model worsens, potentially breaching both privacy and regulatory requirements.—
Camellia Chan,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Photos show several of the animals breaching the surface near the rocky coastline.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
4 Sep. 2025
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Federal prosecutors have charged Omari Juan Beidleman with assaulting two members of the Mississippi National Guard during a patrol at the Capitol South Metro station.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Sep. 2025
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Insist that the federal government deploy those resources to get the violent offenders who are killing, assaulting and robbing law-abiding citizens on the city’s South and West sides.—
Laura Washington,
Chicago Tribune,
3 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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Turkey sees it as contravening the Montreux Convention and its own strategic interests.—
Galip Dalay,
Time,
19 Aug. 2025
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The legislation will limit repayment options and cap borrowing limits for graduate students, including eliminating Graduate PLUS loans, forcing more students to apply for private loans or reconsider their education options.—
Rachel Hale,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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The outbreak was forcing a shortage of eggs as well, leading some grocers to restrict how many dozens of eggs consumers could buy per visit.—
Olivia Evans,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Sep. 2025
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As the Supreme Court increasingly shows frustration with the overreach of lower court judges, the justices could be motivated to take up cases more quickly on matters where lower courts are ignoring their emergency docket orders, such as with the firing of independent agency heads.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Sep. 2025
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As his profile began to grow on Grand Cayman, Santor became known for securing the best tables at restaurants and riding a scooter through island traffic, blithely ignoring suggestions to put on a helmet.—
Gary Baum,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Violating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/violating. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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