1
as in to break
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 to desecrate
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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Recent Examples of violate
The platform has taken enforcement action against accounts that violate these rules, including permanently banning those involved in such activities.
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Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 July 2025
Hankison, who was found guilty of violating Taylor’s civil rights, is the only officer to be sentenced over Taylor’s death.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 22 July 2025
But the trial in American Association of University Professors v. Rubio, which began on July 7, raised questions about whether the administration was violating the First Amendment by retaliating against people for their political speech.
—Brieanna J. Frank, USA Today, 22 July 2025
Last year, the Department of Justice sued Legends for violating federal waiting period requirements related to its acquisition of ASM Global, which was the former operator of Pechanga Arena San Diego.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2025
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Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 July 2025
Hankison, who was found guilty of violating Taylor’s civil rights, is the only officer to be sentenced over Taylor’s death.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 22 July 2025
But the trial in American Association of University Professors v. Rubio, which began on July 7, raised questions about whether the administration was violating the First Amendment by retaliating against people for their political speech.
—Brieanna J. Frank, USA Today, 22 July 2025
Last year, the Department of Justice sued Legends for violating federal waiting period requirements related to its acquisition of ASM Global, which was the former operator of Pechanga Arena San Diego.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for violate
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The trip included an awkward moment which garnered a lot of attention, when the President broke royal etiquette by walking in front of the Queen.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
14 July 2025
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Will Porter has spent the past few years breaking back into tennis by taking lessons and playing matches with friends.—
Will Porter,
Travel + Leisure,
14 July 2025
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To approximate that art entirely by proxy, without confronting the drama, is to desecrate it.—
Sheldon Pearce,
NPR,
17 June 2025
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Anyone who desecrates these sacred places will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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The chatbot had no hands with which to tie her, no body with which to rape her.—
Lila Shroff,
The Atlantic,
14 July 2025
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When that man drugs and attempts to rape a woman in his room, Harrison interrupts, coming to blows with the predator in the bathroom.—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
11 July 2025
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Hackers breached Microsoft SharePoint on-premise server systems last weekend, accessing data and internal code for an estimated 400 organizations, Reuters reported.—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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Government responsibility for the public trust was also a basis of the Juliana v. U.S. case, where a group of young people sued the U.S. government for breaching the public trust by not doing enough to curb greenhouse gas emissions.—
Dana Zartner,
The Conversation,
23 July 2025
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In return, he was allowed to effectively destroy a nature site of great conservation value.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA Today,
26 July 2025
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When the Silver Surfer arrives in New York to destroy the final teleportation tower, Johnny plays those traumatic recordings over speakers in Earth-828's version of Times Square, hoping to appeal to her empathy.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
25 July 2025
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Two 32-year-old men were assaulted and left with minor injuries.—
Jack Albright,
jsonline.com,
21 July 2025
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After the vehicle became disabled, bystanders in the crowd dragged the driver outside the car and began to physically assault them, according to police.—
Jon Haworth,
ABC News,
19 July 2025
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Seventeen European Union countries accused Hungary on Tuesday of contravening fundamental EU values by passing laws that target LGBTQ people, as tensions deepen between Budapest and a majority of member states.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
27 May 2025
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Without hesitation, Meghan challenged every guest whose conversation contravened her values.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 May 2025
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An international manhunt ensued for Magnotta, who was also accused of defiling Lin's corpse.—
Jessica Sager,
People.com,
25 May 2025
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Paintings whose reverence for Indigenous people had once shocked were now held in contempt, viewed as defiling those same people.—
Susan Tallman,
The Atlantic,
30 May 2025
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“Violate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/violate. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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