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Recent Examples of molest
Castro told the teen to sleep next to her husband, who then molested her, according to police.
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Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2025
The Santa Ana man is accused of molesting seven different boys, ranging from 6 to 13 years of age, between 2003 and 2017, according to prosecutors.
—Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 24 Feb. 2025
Yeh went on to molest three other students.
—Jason Green, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2025
Dionne molested the girl twice, in incidents several hours apart, the child said, while Dionne's then-14-year-old son and then-10-year-old daughter were in the same room sleeping.
—Diane J. Cho, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
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Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2025
The Santa Ana man is accused of molesting seven different boys, ranging from 6 to 13 years of age, between 2003 and 2017, according to prosecutors.
—Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 24 Feb. 2025
Yeh went on to molest three other students.
—Jason Green, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2025
Dionne molested the girl twice, in incidents several hours apart, the child said, while Dionne's then-14-year-old son and then-10-year-old daughter were in the same room sleeping.
—Diane J. Cho, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for molest
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Behind her glamorous exterior, the real Dorothy was a closeted lesbian who struggled with substance abuse and was mistreated by the men within Hollywood’s studio system before ultimately committing suicide.—
Abby Monteil,
Them.,
17 Apr. 2025
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English, who denies the allegations, is at least the second state legislator to be investigated for allegedly mistreating aides in the past year.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
31 Mar. 2025
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The sheriff’s office said it’s launched an internal investigation, but so far has not found any signs that the veteran deputy violated any policies.—
Emily Shapiro,
ABC News,
18 Apr. 2025
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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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Loser of the Week Michael McMahon, a retired NYPD sergeant turned private detective, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for his part in harassing and stalking a Chinese expatriate named Xu Jin, who is wanted by his homeland’s government.—
Thomas Brewster,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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In the most recent matchup between these teams, a 106-96 win by the Rockets on April 6, Curry was harassed by Amen Thompson into a 3-point performance on just 1-for-10 shooting (1-for-8 3PT).—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Apr. 2025
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Grant manhandled weaker offensive linemen in college, but there are concerns about his game translating to the NFL.—
Arick Wierson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Apr. 2025
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Brito looked completely out of his depth as he was manhandled en route to a lopsided loss.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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Even the first stage of Putin’s invasion of Ukraine - on the pretext of protecting Russian speakers being maltreated - parallels Hitler’s sending shock troops into Czechoslovakia to purportedly safeguard German speakers along the Czech borderlands.—
Kevin Holden Platt,
Forbes,
18 Dec. 2024
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Lie number 2: Israel has been oppressing and maltreating Palestinians (and denying them a state) for 75 years.—
Efrem Sigel,
New York Daily News,
25 Jan. 2024
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Images of unarmed Palestinian demonstrators being tear-gassed, shot, and otherwise brutalized spread around the globe.—
Ben Ehrenreich,
Harpers Magazine,
26 Mar. 2025
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That morning, Laken was viciously attacked, assaulted, beaten, brutalized and horrifically murdered.—
NPR,
NPR,
5 Mar. 2025
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The spill killed 11 people and injured 17 others as 210 million gallons of crude oil were released into the Gulf of Mexico (recently renamed by the U.S. government as Gulf of America) for a total of 87 days.—
Terry Collins,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
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Memorial at Florida State University after a fatal shooting killed two people and injured several others.—
Kati Weis,
CBS News,
20 Apr. 2025
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In the novel and subsequent film adaptation, Sue initially joins in bullying Carrie but later decides to try to befriend her.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
9 Apr. 2025
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With his carry-on bag, his ID and medication inside, now with the DEA, David had no choice but to step off the plane and was eventually bullied into permitting a search of his bag.—
Andrew Wimer,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Molest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/molest. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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