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as in violating
to engage in sexual activity and especially intercourse with a person unwilling or unable to give consent
was registered as a sex offender after assaulting the victim
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as in attacking
to take sudden, violent action against
was found guilty of assaulting an officer enemy forces assaulted the city
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Recent Examples of assaulting
Hunter has served over a decade in prison and been convicted on charges including larceny, robbery and assaulting a government official with a deadly weapon, North Carolina Department of Corrections records show.
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Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
The neighbor, who denied any political motivations in the attack, pleaded guilty to assaulting a member of Congress was sentenced to eight months behind bars.
—Chris Boyette, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2025
The act requires the detention, without bond, of non citizens charged with or convicted of crimes such as theft, assaulting a police officer or drunk driving.
—Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 11 Sep. 2025
He is charged with attempting to assassinate a major presidential candidate and assaulting a federal officer, as well as with firearm violations.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
He was released in 2020; then, months later, he was charged with assaulting his sister.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
It’ll be used, in part, to identify people assaulting ICE officers.
—Thomas Brewster, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Mehran had been charged in 2020 for assaulting his girlfriend.
—Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2025
Mayers vehemently denied assaulting Ephron.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
The neighbor, who denied any political motivations in the attack, pleaded guilty to assaulting a member of Congress was sentenced to eight months behind bars.
—Chris Boyette, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2025
The act requires the detention, without bond, of non citizens charged with or convicted of crimes such as theft, assaulting a police officer or drunk driving.
—Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 11 Sep. 2025
He is charged with attempting to assassinate a major presidential candidate and assaulting a federal officer, as well as with firearm violations.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
He was released in 2020; then, months later, he was charged with assaulting his sister.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
It’ll be used, in part, to identify people assaulting ICE officers.
—Thomas Brewster, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Mehran had been charged in 2020 for assaulting his girlfriend.
—Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2025
Mayers vehemently denied assaulting Ephron.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assaulting
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The bill will force cities in large counties in the state to allow projects on properties within one-half mile of certain transit stops, even on land that is not zoned for residential use, or face a fine for violating state law.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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San Diego City Councilmember Jennifer Campbell has admitted violating city record-keeping rules during her 2022 re-election campaign and agreed to pay a $300 fine to resolve the case brought by the San Diego Ethics Commission.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Sep. 2025
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The team has started the 2025/26 season in a less than free-flowing fashion and has struggled to put up the attacking numbers that might be expected of a defending champion.—
James Nalton,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Atalanta comes in with resilience and attacking threats, particularly in transition, but their back line has looked shaky at times this year.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Perkins had accused Dunmire of raping her, but no charges were ever filed against him, according to Cleveland 19 News.—
KC Baker,
People.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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And rewatch the short videos on consent he had been required to watch in orientation just six weeks before raping Emily.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Sep. 2025
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Prediction market odds of Israel raiding a Gaza aid flotilla carrying climate activist Greta Thunberg are rising, jumping from less than 1 percent at the start of the month to nearly 80 percent by September 30, according to Polymarket.—
Amira El-Fekki,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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Private equity firms have long cultivated a reputation for raiding Wall Street’s analyst pool, to the point where investment banks had to establish stronger boundaries recently.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
8 Sep. 2025
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As the joint-highest goalscorer in the Champions League (13, level with Borussia Dortmund’s Serhou Guirassy), and La Liga’s official player of the season, he could even be forgiven for storming into the comments to argue for a higher ranking here.—
Conor O'Neill,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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Get Devastating George Kittle Injury News The SEC fined Mississippi State $500,000 on Monday for the field-storming incident, according to On3.—
Michael Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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The socialite made headlines in May by wearing her version of the necklace in Paris during the trial of 10 people who were accused of robbing the reality star in October 2016.—
Renan Botelho,
Footwear News,
12 Sep. 2025
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Four months into probation, Brown was arrested for robbing a man at an apartment.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Sep. 2025
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The entertainment giant accused Sling TV’s parent of ambushing it with the offering, allegedly without consultation, to capitalize on the starts of the college football and NFL seasons.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Sep. 2025
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The president has constantly mocked Powell on social media, and accused him of mismanaging renovations of the Fed’s headquarters, even ambushing the Fed chief with a new cost estimate for a facility renovation in front of rolling television cameras.—
Tobias Burns,
The Hill,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Assaulting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assaulting. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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