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
Both Israel and Hezbollah — which was not party to the ceasefire — accuse each other daily of violating the truce.
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Khaled Wassef, CBS News, 3 June 2026
Section 301 allows the USTR to investigate countries potentially violating other nations’ trade agreements or practices that hurt US business.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 3 June 2026
Borger is also accused of further violating Aldis.
—Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 2 June 2026
Well, the Golden Knights drew the ire of the NHL earlier in these playoffs for violating the league’s media access policy, costing them a second-round pick.
—Pierre Lebrun, New York Times, 2 June 2026
While concerns over privacy and rapidly growing surveillance networks violating citizens’ constitutional rights continue to grow, the use of AI and surveillance technology is, for now, the new reality in policing.
—Noah Daly
updated June 1, Idaho Statesman, 1 June 2026
Florida accused OpenAI of four counts of deceptive and unfair trade practices, two counts of negligence, two counts of violating product liability laws, one count of fraudulent misrepresentation and another count of causing a public nuisance.
—Corbin Bolies, Variety, 1 June 2026
The wide-ranging lawsuit accuses OpenAI of four counts of deceptive and unfair trade practices, two counts of negligence, two counts of violating product liability laws, and one count each of fraudulent misrepresentation and causing a public nuisance.
—Jared Perlo, NBC news, 1 June 2026
Blumenthal also called for fellow lawmakers to support a bill that would explicitly provide the public with the right to sue federal law enforcement officers for violating civil and constitutional rights.
—Lisa Song, ProPublica, 27 May 2026
Khaled Wassef, CBS News, 3 June 2026
Section 301 allows the USTR to investigate countries potentially violating other nations’ trade agreements or practices that hurt US business.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 3 June 2026
Borger is also accused of further violating Aldis.
—Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 2 June 2026
Well, the Golden Knights drew the ire of the NHL earlier in these playoffs for violating the league’s media access policy, costing them a second-round pick.
—Pierre Lebrun, New York Times, 2 June 2026
While concerns over privacy and rapidly growing surveillance networks violating citizens’ constitutional rights continue to grow, the use of AI and surveillance technology is, for now, the new reality in policing.
—Noah Daly
updated June 1, Idaho Statesman, 1 June 2026
Florida accused OpenAI of four counts of deceptive and unfair trade practices, two counts of negligence, two counts of violating product liability laws, one count of fraudulent misrepresentation and another count of causing a public nuisance.
—Corbin Bolies, Variety, 1 June 2026
The wide-ranging lawsuit accuses OpenAI of four counts of deceptive and unfair trade practices, two counts of negligence, two counts of violating product liability laws, and one count each of fraudulent misrepresentation and causing a public nuisance.
—Jared Perlo, NBC news, 1 June 2026
Blumenthal also called for fellow lawmakers to support a bill that would explicitly provide the public with the right to sue federal law enforcement officers for violating civil and constitutional rights.
—Lisa Song, ProPublica, 27 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for violating
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Even those of us who aren’t actively breaking still feel the malaise.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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Arenado’s 33rd career home run against the Dodgers came in the seventh inning on Monday night, bringing an outstanding start by Emmet Sheehan to a crashing halt and breaking a 1-1 tie.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
2 June 2026
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It was compounded when a West Contra Costa storage unit caught fire, destroying Alvin’s belongings, their mother testified.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
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Truly domesticating bees required a hive with movable frames, one that would allow beekeepers to examine their bees and harvest honey without destroying the colony.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 May 2026
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The men were accused by 17-year-old Norma Padgett of raping her in the backseat of her and her husband’s car on July 16, 1949.—
Cristóbal Reyes,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 May 2026
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An Uber driver in Pittsburgh is accused of raping a college student after dropping her off and following her into her apartment.—
Meghan Schiller,
CBS News,
27 May 2026
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Peters was the first local election official to be charged with breaching security after the 2020 election.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
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The agreement is expected to extend the current shaky ceasefire that has been in place since early April, though both sides have accused the other of breaching it with continued strikes.—
Freddie Clayton,
NBC news,
30 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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According to Cabarrus County court records, Howell, 35, was arrested Saturday and charged with assaulting Dennis Manchester at the track.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 May 2026
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Radimak was accused of getting out of his car and assaulting her and a 35-year-old woman before fleeing.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
26 May 2026
Verb
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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.—
Adam Crafton,
New York Times,
27 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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Brith had swallowed, forcing down something hard in her throat.—
Maggie O’Farrell,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2026
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Given that, the court concluded that forcing UCAR to give up its supercomputing center was arbitrary and capricious, and thus violated the Administrative Procedures Act.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
2 June 2026
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“Violating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/violating. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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