molested

past tense of molest

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Verb
  • Wake County schools violated policy when staff did not address the effects of bullying on Danielle, said an April 2024 letter from the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.
    Fred Clasen-Kelly, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Argentina and other countries under Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) also have protections that may be violated by tariffs, Comprés said.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Newsrooms — like many other companies, amid a tight labor market and booming economy — responded with intense sympathy for junior employees who felt mistreated by managers and bullied by untouchable stars.
    Max Tani, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • But fans could only view Linda as a direct replacement of Lennon, and she was mistreated in the press and by fans, showcasing an open misogyny that calls to mind Yoko Ono’s mistreatment.
    Caleb Hammond, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Qatar and its neighbors were outraged, the US was surprised, and Israel was unapologetic.
    Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
  • On Tuesday, President Emmanuel Macron appointed his fifth prime minister in less than two years, choosing a close ally, Sebastien Lecornu, which outraged left-wing politicians.
    Stephane Mahe, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Friends of mine received unwanted explicit snaps from male peers, some were contacted by complete strangers, and many were bullied on the platform.
    Annabelle Canela, Parents, 12 Sep. 2025
  • His twin sister, Danielle, who is also autistic, was bullied by classmates and became suicidal.
    Fred Clasen-Kelly, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Poor Harriet, a gallery assistant who has been harassed since the pilot, gets the brunt of Laura’s frustration.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Women were later doxxed online, harassed, stalked and endured threats as well as suicide attempts, prosecutors said.
    Julia Marnin, Sacbee.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In a bipartisan vote, 49 Republicans joined Democrats to repeal the authorizations, which members say have been abused to justify later military actions.
    David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 17 Sep. 2025
  • The biggest Flock controversy centers on allegations that law enforcement has abused the company’s surveillance network to target women, immigrants, and people engaging in legal activity outside their home states.
    Jennifer Jolly, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Social media can’t replace offline resources for children who are being maltreated.
    Laura Schwab Reese, The Conversation, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli and Gabe Kidd brutalized Ospreay, targeting the neck which he was set to have surgery on.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2025
  • As her due date approached, she was brought to the infamous detention center Escuela de Mecánica de la Armada (Navy School of Mechanics), known as ESMA, where prisoners were brutalized.
    Sam Gillette, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
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“Molested.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/molested. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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