1
as in to break
to fail to keep
you've violated the company's rule against smoking within 30 feet of the building
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as in to desecrate
to treat (a sacred place or object) shamefully or with great disrespect
the invaders violated the temple by using it to stable their horses
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Recent Examples of violate
Anything outside of that range would violate Hawking’s area theorem.
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Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 17 Sep. 2025
Cold Outreach Automated outreach, especially for cold prospecting, is a high-risk activity that can result in account suspensions for violating terms of service on platforms like LinkedIn and Meta.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Nvidia inched lower after China said the company violated anti-monopoly law.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
Cousins denied the protection to McNamara, writing in a March 2024 ruling that the evidence in the case prompted sufficient questions about whether the shooting violated Green’s constitutional rights, and thus warranted a jury trial.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
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Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 17 Sep. 2025
Cold Outreach Automated outreach, especially for cold prospecting, is a high-risk activity that can result in account suspensions for violating terms of service on platforms like LinkedIn and Meta.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Nvidia inched lower after China said the company violated anti-monopoly law.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
Cousins denied the protection to McNamara, writing in a March 2024 ruling that the evidence in the case prompted sufficient questions about whether the shooting violated Green’s constitutional rights, and thus warranted a jury trial.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for violate
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Well, Kristina Collins, MD, a dermatologist based in Austin, broke it down for me.—
Lily Wohlner,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Her backing, however, did not immediately break the dam and usher in more establishment Democratic Party support.—
Lauren Green,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Sep. 2025
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Gonzalez-Rasalas was charged with murder, desecrating a body and auto theft in a gruesome 2023 Easter Sunday homicide.—
Julia Coin,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Sep. 2025
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Punishment for burning the national flag varies, with some requiring those who desecrate a flag to pay a fine, such as Italy, while others, like South Korea, enforce multiple years of jail-time.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Aug. 2025
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In 2012, he was convicted for the rape and murder of his then girlfriend, one year after being found guilty of raping and robbing two other women, per BBC.—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
17 Sep. 2025
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In the worst instances, others have been assaulted or raped or have even died.—
Max Blau,
ProPublica,
16 Sep. 2025
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Companies see the benefits but also understand the real risks of breaching customer trust, which can include severe reputational and business damage.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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In March, Ben & Jerry’s accused Unilever of breaching its merger agreement for ousting its then-CEO David Stever over the brand’s public comments on progressive issues.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
17 Sep. 2025
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Some are value-destroying black holes; others are relentless value creators.—
Steve Denning,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The first instance of NATO nations downing drones came last week, when Polish and Dutch fighters destroyed three Russian drones over Poland.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
14 Sep. 2025
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The neighbor, who denied any political motivations in the attack, pleaded guilty to assaulting a member of Congress was sentenced to eight months behind bars.—
Chris Boyette,
CNN Money,
14 Sep. 2025
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In April, 2021, two Chinese women were assaulted outside the town’s only Asian grocery store.—
Beth Lew-Williams,
New Yorker,
13 Sep. 2025
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In the years intervening, the poem has remained a lodestar, a contravening presence when, in present day America’s vituperative political landscape, the humanities disciplines and higher education itself has been forced to invoke and defend its own authority.—
Elaine L. Wang
September 11,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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The problem comes when ideological casting choices begin to undermine the narrative, contravening Grisham’s famously effective structure and pacing.—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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The seafood area’s ice machine was similarly defiled.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
12 Aug. 2025
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This is in contrast to most traditional Hindu narratives, in which the husband rejects a wife who has been ‘defiled’ by another man’s attentions.—
Radha Vatsal
June 20,
Literary Hub,
20 June 2025
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“Violate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/violate. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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