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
Officials accused her in the letter of violating the university’s time, place and manner policy, which sets rules on free speech activities on campus.
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Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2026
In March, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel filed a lawsuit against Kalshi for allegedly violating the state's Lawful Sports Betting Act by allowing residents to participate in sports betting under the form of trading event contracts.
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Dejanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
Tehran then accused Washington of violating the MoU by not reining in Israel.
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Hussain Abdul-Hussain,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 June 2026
The South Korean coast guard detained him for allegedly violating the country’s immigration law.
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ABC News,
29 June 2026
Without the court’s intervention, Kalshi will be forced to choose between violating state or federal law, the platform argued.
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Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
29 June 2026
But both have accused the other of violating their end of the agreement.
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Azhar Sukri,
CNBC,
28 June 2026
An Idaho man argues in a pair of tort claims that Idaho law enforcement agencies are violating state law by letting an artificial intelligence security company train its algorithm with data collected in Caldwell, Wilder and other cities.
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Noah Daly,
Idaho Statesman,
24 June 2026
Israel has accused Hamas of repeatedly violating the ceasefire and refusing to lay down its arms.
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Zeena Saifi,
CNN Money,
24 June 2026
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2026
In March, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel filed a lawsuit against Kalshi for allegedly violating the state's Lawful Sports Betting Act by allowing residents to participate in sports betting under the form of trading event contracts.
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Dejanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
Tehran then accused Washington of violating the MoU by not reining in Israel.
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Hussain Abdul-Hussain,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 June 2026
The South Korean coast guard detained him for allegedly violating the country’s immigration law.
—
ABC News,
29 June 2026
Without the court’s intervention, Kalshi will be forced to choose between violating state or federal law, the platform argued.
—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
29 June 2026
But both have accused the other of violating their end of the agreement.
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Azhar Sukri,
CNBC,
28 June 2026
An Idaho man argues in a pair of tort claims that Idaho law enforcement agencies are violating state law by letting an artificial intelligence security company train its algorithm with data collected in Caldwell, Wilder and other cities.
—
Noah Daly,
Idaho Statesman,
24 June 2026
Israel has accused Hamas of repeatedly violating the ceasefire and refusing to lay down its arms.
—
Zeena Saifi,
CNN Money,
24 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for violating
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The planet’s oceans are at unprecedented temperatures for this time of year, breaking the all-time June record, according to new data, with alarming implications for global weather and marine life.
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Mexican fruit flies are one of the world’s most destructive pests when laying their eggs, destroying or damaging fruit such as apples, grapefruits, avocados, peaches and pears, according to the California Department of Food and Agriculture.
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But Blue Origin suffered a major setback in May when one of its New Glenn rockets abruptly exploded on the launchpad, destroying vital infrastructure that will take months to rebuild.
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The move announced at a Manhattan Supreme Court hearing came after jurors last month could not agree about whether Weinstein was guilty of raping Mann inside a Midtown hotel room in March 2013.
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Chavez, who died in 1993, now stands accused of raping young girls and women, including UFW co-founder Dolores Huerta.
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Red, White and Breach returns as scientists investigate whether legendary breaching great whites have entered American waters.
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Following last month's verdict, Meta was ordered to pay the maximum civil penalty allowed by law — $5,000 per violation — for breaching the state's Unfair Practices Act, totaling $375 million.
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One is about civic commonality, the other about authoritarian cynicism; one is about a city pulling together around a common pleasure, the other about desecrating the decorum of democracy.
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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.
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In 2017 and 2018, Werhan was arrested on separate occasions in Pittsfield, Massachusetts for allegedly assaulting his father and girlfriend, according to the warrant affidavit.
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Weinstein was originally convicted of assaulting both Mann and Haley in 2020, but that verdict was overturned on a 4-3 vote by the state’s highest court in 2024.
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The tickets, purchased by a staff member of the non-profit, had not yet been released, and the letter added that contravening FIFA’s trademark and policies may result in them not being released at all to the buyer.
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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.
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After all, plenty of cocktail enthusiasts already complain about mosquitoes ruining a summer evening.
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The company was saving a few bucks but ruining its product.
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“Violating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/violating. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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