as in to violate
to treat (a sacred place or object) shamefully or with great disrespect
vandals desecrated the cemetery last night by covering the tombstones with graffiti
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Recent Examples of desecrate
Alawite shrines were desecrated, and Qurans burned during the chaotic coastal crackdown.
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Dominique Soguel, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Mar. 2025
But when the government is being deliberately desecrated, disasters are all but guaranteed.
—Stephen Collinson, CNN, 1 Mar. 2025
Kick Kennedy also was featured in news reports about her father’s affinity for desecrating animal corpses.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 14 Feb. 2025
One night, multiple graves, including that of Karsh’s wife, are desecrated.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 31 Jan. 2025
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Dominique Soguel, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Mar. 2025
But when the government is being deliberately desecrated, disasters are all but guaranteed.
—Stephen Collinson, CNN, 1 Mar. 2025
Kick Kennedy also was featured in news reports about her father’s affinity for desecrating animal corpses.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 14 Feb. 2025
One night, multiple graves, including that of Karsh’s wife, are desecrated.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 31 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for desecrate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for desecrate
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In a series of lawsuits following the order, plaintiffs, including 22 Democratic state attorneys general and immigrant rights advocates, argued that Trump's order violates a right protected by the U.S. Constitution's 14th Amendment: anyone born in the United States is a citizen.—
Terry Moseley,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
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In legal terms, the lawsuits are saying oil and gas companies violated consumer-protection laws and committed common-law civil violations such as negligence.—
Hannah Wiseman,
The Conversation,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Desecrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/desecrate. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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