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
Earlier this year, the European Commission found that the social media giant was violating EU law by failing to prevent children below 13 from accessing its platforms.
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Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
6 July 2026
The complaint also accuses G-MAC of violating Title IX, a federal law that commands gender equity in college sports.
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Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
6 July 2026
Though the company is associated with Swedish sibling Volvo, which owns a minority stake, its largest shareholder—Hangzhou’s Geely—is Chinese, violating a Biden-era policy called the Connected Vehicle Rule.
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Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
6 July 2026
Both parties have accused each other of violating the terms – which envision the eventual withdrawal of Israeli soldiers, the full disarmament of Hamas, the deployment of an international force and a new Palestinian governing body.
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Sana Noor Haq,
CNN Money,
5 July 2026
Since his disastrous tenure with the New York Yankees from 2016 to 2022, which included a suspension for violating MLB’s Joint Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Child Abuse policy, Chapman has worked to turn around his career.
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Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
4 July 2026
They were reportedly convicted of violating local morality laws under an Islamic Sharia court in Indonesia’s conservative Aceh province.
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Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
3 July 2026
Guests were reportedly required to sign nondisclosure agreements before receiving any event details (although the NDAs were said not to have included any penalties for violating the terms).
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Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
3 July 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
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
6 July 2026
The complaint also accuses G-MAC of violating Title IX, a federal law that commands gender equity in college sports.
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Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
6 July 2026
Though the company is associated with Swedish sibling Volvo, which owns a minority stake, its largest shareholder—Hangzhou’s Geely—is Chinese, violating a Biden-era policy called the Connected Vehicle Rule.
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Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
6 July 2026
Both parties have accused each other of violating the terms – which envision the eventual withdrawal of Israeli soldiers, the full disarmament of Hamas, the deployment of an international force and a new Palestinian governing body.
—
Sana Noor Haq,
CNN Money,
5 July 2026
Since his disastrous tenure with the New York Yankees from 2016 to 2022, which included a suspension for violating MLB’s Joint Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Child Abuse policy, Chapman has worked to turn around his career.
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Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
4 July 2026
They were reportedly convicted of violating local morality laws under an Islamic Sharia court in Indonesia’s conservative Aceh province.
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Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
3 July 2026
Guests were reportedly required to sign nondisclosure agreements before receiving any event details (although the NDAs were said not to have included any penalties for violating the terms).
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Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
3 July 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.
—
Dejanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
30 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 woman accused Mendes, Cape Verde’s all-time leading scorer, of forcing his way into her hotel room in Auckland and then raping her.
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Based on Harper Lee's seminal novel, the movie casts Gregory Peck as lawyer Atticus Finch, who in Depression-era Alabama defends a Black man wrongly accused of raping a young white woman.
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He was sentenced to 16 years in prison and released on license in February 2023, but was recalled in March 2023 after breaching the conditions of his license.
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He was released on license in 2023 but recalled to prison weeks later for breaching license conditions.
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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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One of their bookshop employees was John Waters, later to become renowned as the taboo-assaulting filmmaker.
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Kieran McCool, 57, was convicted of assaulting a community worker.
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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 7 Jul. 2026.
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