as in to abuse
to inflict physical or emotional harm upon
the foster parent who had been mistreating his charges was sent to jail
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Recent Examples of mistreat
Some of the elders still remember the days when most Shia were mired in rural poverty, mistreated not just by Lebanon’s other sects but by their own semifeudal overlords.
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Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2024
The subsequent Circus Starring Britney Spears Tour made its way around the world, but much like an actual circus, the star of the show was being mistreated.
—James Dinh, Billboard, 29 Oct. 2024
Attendees have filed a series of lawsuits over the past decade, alleging that they were mistreated and hurt by security workers.
—Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
Some voiced concerns about their wellbeing, alleging without evidence that American zoos have mistreated pandas.
—Nectar Gan, CNN, 14 Oct. 2024
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Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2024
The subsequent Circus Starring Britney Spears Tour made its way around the world, but much like an actual circus, the star of the show was being mistreated.
—James Dinh, Billboard, 29 Oct. 2024
Attendees have filed a series of lawsuits over the past decade, alleging that they were mistreated and hurt by security workers.
—Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
Some voiced concerns about their wellbeing, alleging without evidence that American zoos have mistreated pandas.
—Nectar Gan, CNN, 14 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mistreat
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Often, the children were routinely abused; many were killed there.Brian Ng, ARTnews.com, 28 Nov. 2024
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In 2017, investigators accused workers at a slaughterhouse in Ozark, Arkansas, of abusing turkeys by kicking and throwing the birds.Alexx Altman-Devilbiss, Baltimore Sun, 28 Nov. 2024
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Buzbee, in return, has accused Carter of a campaign of harassment and bullying against him, his firm and his family.Sean O'Driscoll, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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The series stars Purnell (Yellowjackets, Sweetbitter) as Rhiannon Lewis, a meek newspaper-office receptionist who was mercilessly bullied in high school.Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 3 Dec. 2024
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These celebrities are not standing up for people that are being oppressed.Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Sep. 2024
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No one state should be allowed to dominate the process, nor should the big states be allowed to oppress the small.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Mistreat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mistreat. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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