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Recent Examples of maltreatment
In the antebellum years and during Reconstruction, conjure women told mermaid stories that empowered women and girls, where the mermaids’ struggles for freedom mirrored their own experiences of domestic abuse or reproductive maltreatment during slavery.
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Time, 8 Sep. 2025
Of this group, more than half – 56% – had talked about their maltreatment on social media.
—Laura Schwab Reese, The Conversation, 2 Sep. 2025
Nonetheless, it's often viewed as less harmful than other forms of maltreatment.
—New Atlas, 6 Aug. 2025
Time, 8 Sep. 2025
Of this group, more than half – 56% – had talked about their maltreatment on social media.
—Laura Schwab Reese, The Conversation, 2 Sep. 2025
Nonetheless, it's often viewed as less harmful than other forms of maltreatment.
—New Atlas, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for maltreatment
mistreatment
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Attempts to ban the tourist attraction by mayors have been stifled for years, in part from opposition by a labor union representing carriage drivers and owners who deny allegations of animal mistreatment.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
20 Sep. 2025
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Instead, mental health risks stem from discrimination, mistreatment and stigma in society, the report emphasized.—
Natalie Eilbert,
jsonline.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Maltreatment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maltreatment. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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