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maltreated

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verb

past tense of maltreat

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for maltreated
Adjective
  • The ear is at once a clue and a harbinger that leads him to an abused woman, Dorothy (Rossellini).
    Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Since 2019, The Gentle Barn in Christiana, Tennessee, has been a nonprofit respite for abused or neglected animals that couldn't be housed elsewhere.
    Brad Schmitt, The Tennessean, 29 July 2024
Verb
  • Unfortunately for them, Steph won’t be bullied – even by paternalistic threats of being sued into oblivion.
    Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Trans athletes feel unsafe, bullied Meanwhile, in Riverside on Thursday, advocates gathered at the Inland Empire LGBTQ+ Center.
    Rebecca Plevin, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Canada attacked more fervently afterwards .
    Joshua Kloke, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
  • As the graph below shows, Bournemouth have primarily attacked down their left flank this season, with the axis between Dean Huijsen at left centre-back, wing-back Kerkez and winger Antoine Semenyo proving crucial.
    Carl Anka, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Police say Perez, 21, was ambushed and shot twice by Ragan in the stairwell of a Motel Seven.
    Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2025
  • Once a Brink’s driver exited an armored vehicle to deliver money to a business, prosecutors said robbers ambushed them, with testimony in the case later revealing that the conspirators used assault rifles to carry out their robberies.
    Krystal Nurse, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Maltreated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maltreated. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.

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