1
as in falls
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 violates
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 transgresses
But my way of dealing with that is doing something that transgresses death and making something that stays.
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Todd Gilchrist,
IndieWire,
24 June 2026
Engaging in what sociologist Staci Newmahr calls edgework, or risky behavior that transgresses social boundaries with another human, produces intimacy.
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Literary Hub,
17 June 2026
The film transgresses time to show how greed, faith, desire and the hunger for meaning repeat themselves.
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Anthony D'alessandro,
Deadline,
19 Mar. 2026
Todd Gilchrist,
IndieWire,
24 June 2026
Engaging in what sociologist Staci Newmahr calls edgework, or risky behavior that transgresses social boundaries with another human, produces intimacy.
—
Literary Hub,
17 June 2026
The film transgresses time to show how greed, faith, desire and the hunger for meaning repeat themselves.
—
Anthony D'alessandro,
Deadline,
19 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transgresses
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Men leaders can pay attention to and be mindful of who in the workplace may be playing more of an emotional support role that falls outside their job description.
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Royal Week falls ahead of Prince Harry's upcoming trip to the United Kingdom.
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If the district violates these state laws, the property would return to state ownership.
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Aysha Bagchi In a win for Republicans, the Supreme Court ruled that a federal law limiting how much political parties can spend in coordination with an election candidate violates the First Amendment, which establishes the right to free speech.
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There are legends of ghost sightings and spooky happenings on the dirt road, like the woman who reportedly wanders it in the dark, crying out for her children.
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Jim wanders the city and teams up with a tough survivalist, Selena, a lethal widower Frank and his daughter Hannah.
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The job is not just knowing the product or having the right answer, but being the person someone calls when something breaks or a deadline slips.
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The party has found a kind of rhythm, where the president breaks fundraising records, spreads the wealth around, and, in return, gets to humiliate disloyal Republicans in seats that the party can’t lose.
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John DeWitt, the four-star general who oversaw the internment program, in particular, seems to be a forerunner to some of America's worst errors, paranoia, sins.
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God’s likeness, which is our true, spiritual identity, never sins and is never punished.
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But something about this circus just offends me on a spiritual level.
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And if that notion offends you, stay home and watch on television, and turn your man caves into casinos.
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