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as in bullying
to inflict physical or emotional harm upon
if you abuse your pet, he will always have an ugly disposition
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as in attacking
to criticize harshly and usually publicly
a demanding, difficult patient who constantly abuses the nurses and aides
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as in misusing
to put to a bad or improper use
if you abuse your baseball bat by using it to hammer nails, don't expect it to last long
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as in exploiting
to take unfair advantage of
abused his parents' trust, pilfering small amounts from them that he hoped they wouldn't notice
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Recent Examples of abusing
Witt claimed that Golubski — who in 2024 faced trial for allegations including terrorizing and abusing Black women in KCK for decades before killing himself the day it was scheduled to begin — also abused her late cousin, Elaine Greene.
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Sofi Zeman
july 2,
Kansas City Star,
2 July 2026
The parents are also accused of abusing their 5-year-old daughter, who is also morbidly overweight, according to the complaint.
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Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
2 July 2026
Later that day, Collin alleged on his Instagram Stories that his mom wrote about physically abusing him in her diary.
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Rebecca Aizin,
PEOPLE,
2 July 2026
Google is cracking down on an Israeli residential proxy provider for allegedly abusing connected TV devices to host internet traffic for hackers.
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Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
2 July 2026
The post said that in some cases, the attackers were abusing a Signal feature that allows users to create links to invite others to group discussions.
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Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
29 June 2026
This week, he was convicted of abusing two girls over a period of more than 20 years.
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The Week Uk,
TheWeek,
27 June 2026
The president is abusing military power.
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Jon Duffy,
Mercury News,
25 June 2026
America’s youth have been increasingly abusing common over-the-counter medications, according to poison center records.
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Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2026
Sofi Zeman
july 2,
Kansas City Star,
2 July 2026
The parents are also accused of abusing their 5-year-old daughter, who is also morbidly overweight, according to the complaint.
—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
2 July 2026
Later that day, Collin alleged on his Instagram Stories that his mom wrote about physically abusing him in her diary.
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Rebecca Aizin,
PEOPLE,
2 July 2026
Google is cracking down on an Israeli residential proxy provider for allegedly abusing connected TV devices to host internet traffic for hackers.
—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
2 July 2026
The post said that in some cases, the attackers were abusing a Signal feature that allows users to create links to invite others to group discussions.
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Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
29 June 2026
This week, he was convicted of abusing two girls over a period of more than 20 years.
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The Week Uk,
TheWeek,
27 June 2026
The president is abusing military power.
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Jon Duffy,
Mercury News,
25 June 2026
America’s youth have been increasingly abusing common over-the-counter medications, according to poison center records.
—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abusing
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This legislation helps our state meet current challenges and ensures bullying via AI is addressed in the school code.
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Muslim students continue to report the highest rates of bullying among religious groups in the country.
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He is accused of attacking a 27-year-old man with a beer mug inside the Hula Bar on Saturday night.
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Liv Morgan controversially interrupted Iyo Sky's coronation, attacking her and forcing a tap-out.
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But he was ejected from the company in 1973 for allegedly misusing corporate funds, and pleaded guilty to tax evasion.
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Heinrich also accused Ingram of misusing public funds for his own travel and accommodations.
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But the recent action on Anthropic, as well as asking OpenAI to limit its own newest model, comes after experts have fretted for months that Mythos could pose a security risk by giving hackers and other bad actors access to AI capable of finding and exploiting vulnerabilities exceptionally quickly.
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The 2018 games in Russia similarly came under fire for accusations of bribery and exploiting workers.
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Henry Bernard Montgomery, 38, was arraigned Monday afternoon on one count of third-degree killing/torturing animals and given a $20,000 bond with a GPS tether.
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In fact, the disease has been torturing humans for at least 5,500 years, according to a study published today in the journal Nature .
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An on-and-off again rivalry during the primary The two men shared a similar message during the primary, slamming Democrats for mismanaging the state and calling for tax cuts and regulatory rollbacks.
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Also in 2007, Spencer was sentenced concurrently to seven years in prison for choking a woman, slamming her head to the ground, and robbing her of her cellphone, and for smashing into a woman's car and ransacking it, prosecutors said.
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In court documents, O’Hara alleged the defendants violated his First and Fourth Amendment rights, accusing them of unlawfully restricting free speech and initiating an unlawful seizure while using excessive force.
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This article was created by content specialists using various tools, including AI.
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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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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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“Abusing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abusing. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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