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as in trespassed
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 violated
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 transgressed
According to Allen’s album, Harbour would’ve allegedly transgressed past the bounds of their open marriage.
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Chris Murphy,
Vanity Fair,
22 Jan. 2026
Nothing about the Commission's proceedings, moreover, transgressed the Seventh Amendment's jury trial guarantee.
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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.
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Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Aug. 2025
Chris Murphy,
Vanity Fair,
22 Jan. 2026
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transgressed
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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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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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Their character's absence was alluded to in Fuller House's first episode, when the characters broke the fourth wall by knowingly looking in to the camera.
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Four years ago, Morocco broke the continental ceiling by reaching the semifinals of the Qatar World Cup, the first African nation to get that far.
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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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During the week, Barton often painted an image of himself as more sinned against than sinning.
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That image of God never has a problem, never has a disease, never lacks anything needful or truly desirable, and has never sinned.
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Finally, the report argues that Yale has strayed from its focus on rigor and academic excellence.
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She’s strayed only a few times, trying other brands and Brooks styles, but always goes back to this specific style.
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“Transgressed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transgressed. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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