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as in trespassed
to commit an offense
since this is the first time you've offended, we'll let you off lightly
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as in insulted
to cause hurt feelings or deep resentment in
the visitor unintentionally offended his hosts terribly by failing to compliment them on the elaborately prepared meal
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as in violated
to fail to keep
offended conventional standards of uniformity by not adhering to the company dress code
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Recent Examples of offended
So for everyone who got offended by Team Norway’s decision to import around 1,276 pounds of food—and not around 2,000 pounds as some are claiming—just chill.
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Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2026
The pro‑government newspaper Sabah said dozens of viewers were offended by jokes on religion and filed complaints, prompting the investigation.
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ABC News,
3 July 2026
The street preacher asks if someone could be cited if a transgender person is offended if they are misgendered by another person.
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Emily Holshouser
july 2,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 July 2026
Blazing Saddles, which was just re-ranked as the funniest movie ever made by the American Film Institute, certainly bent every norm and broke every rule, and potentially offended just about everybody — and therefore nobody — in the process.
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Rance Collins,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 June 2026
The president was offended by that.
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CBS News,
28 June 2026
Feeling offended by opinions that differ from yours?
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Usa Today,
USA Today,
26 June 2026
Evans, a 6-foot-6 guard from Duke, said he wasn’t offended by prognostications that place him late in the first round.
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Los Angeles Times,
23 June 2026
At intervals John would shamble around the stage in a cruel parody of a disabled person, which in those days offended no one.
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Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
18 June 2026
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2026
The pro‑government newspaper Sabah said dozens of viewers were offended by jokes on religion and filed complaints, prompting the investigation.
—
ABC News,
3 July 2026
The street preacher asks if someone could be cited if a transgender person is offended if they are misgendered by another person.
—
Emily Holshouser
july 2,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 July 2026
Blazing Saddles, which was just re-ranked as the funniest movie ever made by the American Film Institute, certainly bent every norm and broke every rule, and potentially offended just about everybody — and therefore nobody — in the process.
—
Rance Collins,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 June 2026
The president was offended by that.
—
CBS News,
28 June 2026
Feeling offended by opinions that differ from yours?
—
Usa Today,
USA Today,
26 June 2026
Evans, a 6-foot-6 guard from Duke, said he wasn’t offended by prognostications that place him late in the first round.
—
Los Angeles Times,
23 June 2026
At intervals John would shamble around the stage in a cruel parody of a disabled person, which in those days offended no one.
—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
18 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for offended
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The mother had also requested that Field be trespassed from the property.
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Emory claimed that day that those arrested were outsiders who trespassed on school property.
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Screenshots shared with The Charlotte Observer by Moore show Bogan has repeatedly messaged Reform Stables’ business associates or fellow event organizers with allegations about the stable and Moore, and insulted him online.
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In that controversial match, Real Madrid’s Vinícius Júnior had alleged that Benfica’s Gianluca Prestianni had racially insulted him.
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The case claims Disney violated federal antitrust law and various state antitrust and consumer protection laws.
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The nonprofit, which alleged the county violated the Surplus Lands Act by not first exploring affordable-housing development at the site, still has not dismissed its lawsuit.
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That the forest below has not been felled but has swelled, along with its creatures, is hugely the work of Dharana’s owners, the de Souza family.
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The most dangerous situation appeared to be on Barrington Avenue, west of East Dundee Village Hall, where a light, a utility pole and part of a parkway tree were felled by strong winds, leaving power lines dangling across the road.
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They’ve been similarly outraged by the fecklessness of their own party leaders.
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The crime brought the civil rights struggle onto the national stage and outraged President Kennedy.
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The 1,200-pound giraffe, named Gracie, wandered away from her unfenced habitat at Cedar Hollow Ranch in Leakey, Texas, on June 12.
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At the time, the ranch said the giraffe had likely slipped through an enclosure gate and wandered into surrounding private ranchland.
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“Offended.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/offended. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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