as in to mistreat
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In a New York Times investigative report, several survivors allege Chavez, who died in 1993, abused and molested multiple women and young girls over decades, including the co-founder of the United Farm Workers Union, Dolores Huerta.
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Elaine Rojas-Castillo,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
His arrest comes several years after his older brother, Josh Duggar, was accused of molesting five underage girls, including four of his sisters.
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Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
19 Mar. 2026
Murguia said Chavez used the privacy of his California office to repeatedly molest her after gaining her family’s trust.
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Aidin Vaziri,
San Francisco Chronicle,
18 Mar. 2026
In their investigation, detectives spoke to a 6-year-old girl who was a friend of Christy who said the Rambo brothers had molested her and that Christy had been at the brothers’ home with her in the past.
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Shira Moolten,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Mar. 2026
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Elaine Rojas-Castillo,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
His arrest comes several years after his older brother, Josh Duggar, was accused of molesting five underage girls, including four of his sisters.
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Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
19 Mar. 2026
Murguia said Chavez used the privacy of his California office to repeatedly molest her after gaining her family’s trust.
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Aidin Vaziri,
San Francisco Chronicle,
18 Mar. 2026
In their investigation, detectives spoke to a 6-year-old girl who was a friend of Christy who said the Rambo brothers had molested her and that Christy had been at the brothers’ home with her in the past.
—
Shira Moolten,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for molest
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Platner is also an unfaithful spouse who mistreats women.
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One example would be laws prohibiting humans from mistreating AIs psychologically or physically.
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Judge Sullivan concluded in his June 25 decision to order Blanche to release more information or explain himself that Blanche had likely violated the transparency law.
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Guests were reportedly required to sign nondisclosure agreements before receiving any event details (although the NDAs were said not to have included any penalties for violating the terms).
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Lively accused Baldoni in December 2024 of harassing her on the set of It Ends With Us and subsequently plotting a smear campaign against her.
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Debt collectors generally cannot harass family members or misrepresent who is legally responsible for the debt.
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During this stretch, the Colts will face three AFC opponents, including the Steelers, who manhandled them last year and forced Jones to commit a career-high five turnovers in a loss.
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Those ramped up after Ottawa was completely manhandled by the Canes, and never held the lead at any point in the series.
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There are bosses in companies that maltreat their workers globally.
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Canadian researchers found that older adults who were maltreated as children may face a significantly higher risk of cancer decades later.
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Described as a biting political thriller in the tradition of Wild in the Streets and V for Vendetta, The Hunted is set in a dystopian America where trans people are brutalized and erased to the margins of society.
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Family Photo The family had fled the Congo after Carine, an activist, was brutalized for speaking out against the ruling regime.
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The Jackson County charges came after police accused Sanchez-Munoz in a series of shootings in Kansas City that left one man, Jeremy Keenan, dead and four others injured on June 16.
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French and Ukrainian media reported that a Ukrainian magnate and his family were those injured.
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This was a rabid, partisan home-soil advantage that flat-out bullied the squad into surviving.
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They got bullied in that one, showing a tremendous lack of physicality.
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“Molest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/molest. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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