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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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
Twenty defendants — including guards on duty while McElroy was in labor, a nurse, a physician’s assistant and the county sheriff, who runs the jail — are named in the complaint and accused of violating her constitutional rights.
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Abigail Brooks, NBC news, 13 May 2026
Former mayoral candidate Paul Vallas is being fined $214,000 for violating campaign finance rules by accepting excessive contributions from people who were doing business with the city, the Chicago Board of Ethics announced yesterday.
—Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
The National Federation of Federal Employees and a group of seven USDA employees filed the lawsuit in California, accusing Rollins of violating the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 13 May 2026
Dunn led the state-level lawsuit accusing Miami Dade College of violating Florida’s public transparency laws in approving the deal last year, too.
—Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 13 May 2026
Officers then seized the money due to violating federal currency reporting laws.
—Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
The Department of Justice has also inquired about whether the NFL is violating the antitrust status given to leagues when their teams collectively negotiate TV rights deals.
—Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
Both Israel and Hezbollah have accused one another of violating the ceasefire.
—Sarah Tamimi, CNN Money, 12 May 2026
The lawsuit also accuses the Cooks of failing to register with the Minnesota Attorney General's Office as required by law, as well as violating the Minnesota Nonprofit Corporation Act.
—Ashley Grams, CBS News, 6 May 2026
Abigail Brooks, NBC news, 13 May 2026
Former mayoral candidate Paul Vallas is being fined $214,000 for violating campaign finance rules by accepting excessive contributions from people who were doing business with the city, the Chicago Board of Ethics announced yesterday.
—Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
The National Federation of Federal Employees and a group of seven USDA employees filed the lawsuit in California, accusing Rollins of violating the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 13 May 2026
Dunn led the state-level lawsuit accusing Miami Dade College of violating Florida’s public transparency laws in approving the deal last year, too.
—Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 13 May 2026
Officers then seized the money due to violating federal currency reporting laws.
—Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
The Department of Justice has also inquired about whether the NFL is violating the antitrust status given to leagues when their teams collectively negotiate TV rights deals.
—Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
Both Israel and Hezbollah have accused one another of violating the ceasefire.
—Sarah Tamimi, CNN Money, 12 May 2026
The lawsuit also accuses the Cooks of failing to register with the Minnesota Attorney General's Office as required by law, as well as violating the Minnesota Nonprofit Corporation Act.
—Ashley Grams, CBS News, 6 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for violating
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Jason will be remembered not only for breaking barriers, but also for the kindness and humanity that defined his life and touched so many others.—
Tim Reynolds,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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Everything now centered on his homecoming, when the family would celebrate by breaking the dawn-to-dusk fast of Ramadan with a feast.—
Dan Barry,
New York Times,
12 May 2026
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In the team's binary merger model, the compact object is close enough to its stellar companion to rip off its outer hydrogen layer without completely destroying the star.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
8 May 2026
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The fires hit close to home, destroying both Pratt’s Pacific Palisades residence and his parents’ home.—
Barnini Chakraborty,
The Washington Examiner,
8 May 2026
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James Holder, the cofounder of British clothing company Superdry, has been sentenced to eight years in jail for raping a woman.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
7 May 2026
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Tollinche has a prior unsealed arrest for allegedly raping a minor in 2025, according to records.—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
1 May 2026
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Trespassers breaching airport perimeters is a longstanding and regular problem, with perhaps dozens annually nationwide, said security expert Jeff Price, who was assistant director of security at the Denver airport in the 1990s.—
Mead Gruver,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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Besides copyright and trademark infringement, Dua Lipa has accused Samsung Electronics of breaching publicity rights.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
11 May 2026
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The case intensifies international scrutiny of Israel’s treatment of religious minorities, following recent incidents of soldiers desecrating Christian religious symbols in Lebanon.—
Melanie Lidman,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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This week’s discovery of the antisemitic graffiti follows the arrest of two teenage vandals for desecrating a Brooklyn playground in a Jewish neighborhood with more than 50 swastikas in January.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
6 May 2026
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Kazmierczak initially pleaded not guilty to one count of assaulting a United States officer.—
Ava Kelley,
NBC news,
7 May 2026
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Nationwide, large numbers of federal cases have fallen apart after prosecutors charged protesters, government critics, immigrants and others arrested at messy demonstrations during immigration operations with assaulting or interfering with officers.—
Brian Rokos,
Daily News,
7 May 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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The windshield on a Southwest Airlines flight cracked May 11, forcing the plane to make an emergency landing in Oklahoma, federal aviation officials said.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
12 May 2026
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As the village erupts into full-scale panic, the emergency evolves into a darker mystery, forcing the cop to confront a seemingly impossible reality.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
12 May 2026
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“Violating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/violating. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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