1
as in to trespass
to commit an offense
I didn't realize I was transgressing when I told your sister she looked like she had lost weight
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as in to violate
to fail to keep
don't even think about transgressing the drug laws of that Asian country, for punishments are severe and there's nothing that our government can do to intervene
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Recent Examples of transgress
He’s gone beyond transgressing political and presidential norms to openly trampling on the Constitution.
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Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2025
Nothing about the Commission's proceedings, moreover, transgressed the Seventh Amendment's jury trial guarantee.
—Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 10 Sep. 2025
Right now, researchers can say that the biosphere boundary has been transgressed on almost all land surfaces, mainly due to agriculture.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 17 Aug. 2025
But every post, photo, or story risks transgressing invisible social landmines of what is and isn’t acceptable.
—Alessandra Schade, Time, 5 Aug. 2025
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Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2025
Nothing about the Commission's proceedings, moreover, transgressed the Seventh Amendment's jury trial guarantee.
—Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 10 Sep. 2025
Right now, researchers can say that the biosphere boundary has been transgressed on almost all land surfaces, mainly due to agriculture.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 17 Aug. 2025
But every post, photo, or story risks transgressing invisible social landmines of what is and isn’t acceptable.
—Alessandra Schade, Time, 5 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for transgress
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Walking on private ground without permission is clearly trespassing in Montana.—
Natalie Krebs,
Outdoor Life,
14 May 2026
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Washington explained what happened the night a man trespassed onto airport property, and then was hit and killed by an airplane in the process of takeoff.—
Chierstin Roth,
CBS News,
13 May 2026
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Over the past three weeks, the collapse of the once-tight bond between two of the most prominent names in AI has been the subject of a high-profile trial in Oakland, California, after Musk sued Altman and OpenAI in 2024 for allegedly violating their commitment to keep OpenAI as a nonprofit.—
Ashley Capoot,Lora Kolodny,
CNBC,
18 May 2026
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For now, Carl still looks like an ethical saint compared to Duncan, who remains committed to violating privacy laws with such brazenness that even the federal government would be moved to pass enforceable regulations against him.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
17 May 2026
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Only two were earned, but they were all deserved after Rodón fell apart in the third frame.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
17 May 2026
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Chelsea’s squad demographic falls somewhere in between but is probably closer to the former than the latter, and a football legend with his resume should not encounter the authority problems faced by owner BlueCo’s previous hires.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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Yet both can break, rendering them oddly both permanent and fragile.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 May 2026
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Trump now faces a break-the-glass moment to avoid gas prices from blowing past Biden-era records highs.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
18 May 2026
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Some were like Rex, found wandering the streets and turned in to the sanctuary.—
Alina Hartounian,
NPR,
18 May 2026
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Neighbors said Dahir would frequently wander around, according to WDRB.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
18 May 2026
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“Transgress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transgress. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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