Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wronged
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Austria made this dual citizenship possible through a 2020 law offering citizenship to descendants of persons victimized by the Nazis.—
Cary Lowe,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Feb. 2026 -
Nicola relayed a story to reporters about a Kansas City woman who was victimized by a person generating nonconsensual pornographic images.—
Jack Harvel,
Kansas City Star,
23 Feb. 2026
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She was oppressed by his big shadow.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
16 Feb. 2026
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With many people around the world fighting for their freedom, Dallas’ historical cemetery stands as an example of how a group of people who were historically oppressed and enslaved could become free and prosperous.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
31 Jan. 2026
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No human journalist was harmed in this experiment.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
27 Feb. 2026
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Connecticut’s legal medical marijuana program did not record a single patient harmed during the 2019 vape crisis.—
Rino Ferrarese,
Hartford Courant,
27 Feb. 2026
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The Iranian regime has harassed and attacked international shipping in the Gulf of Oman for decades.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Mar. 2026
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Truszkowski claims Moore did not follow up on the woman's report and instead harassed her.—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
28 Feb. 2026
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The mission said intelligence agencies routinely persecuted political adversaries, falsifying evidence to justify arrests and in some cases resorting to torture, enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
25 Feb. 2026
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Under the policy issued last March and reaffirmed last July, immigration officers did not need to give notice or an opportunity for migrants to contest their removal to third countries, so long as the government had received word from that country that deportees would not be persecuted or tortured.—
Jacob Rosen,
CBS News,
25 Feb. 2026
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Even Simon was injured with shrapnel damage and burns on his back and face.—
Popular Science Team,
Popular Science,
27 Feb. 2026
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Pakistan claimed on Friday afternoon that its military had killed 274 Afghan Taliban fighters and injured 400.—
Sophia Saifi,
CNN Money,
27 Feb. 2026
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Then in January, the Iranian people by the millions took to the streets, demanding freedom and an end to the dictatorship which has tormented them since 1979.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
1 Mar. 2026
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Meanwhile, Ruger Riojas, another offseason transformation project, tormented Coastal Carolina on the mound.—
David Eckert,
Austin American Statesman,
28 Feb. 2026
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The mother of Tilly Servin, a toddler who prosecutors believe was tortured to death in Long Beach last year, is suing Los Angeles County’s child protection agency for leaving her daughter in the custody of the child’s father, who was previously sentenced to four years in prison for child abuse.—
Rebecca Ellis,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Feb. 2026
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Some detainees are tortured to get information about other protesters or to get confessions, usually admitting to working with foreign governments, which are often televised, according to Aban, who has documented over 300 confessions carried in various state media outlets since the protests began.—
Babak Dehghanpisheh,
NBC news,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Wronged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wronged. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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