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the foster parent who had been mistreating his charges was sent to jail
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Recent Examples of mistreated
Dana Taylor, USA Today, 1 June 2026
LaFaive felt that Goodman had been fundamentally mistreated, particularly in the wake of a defining tragedy.
—Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
Immigration officials insisted she had not been mistreated.
—Tim Sullivan, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
The captain who hired the officer later filed a human resources complaint alleging the officer had been mistreated.
—Ben Wheeler
may 20, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2026
Kabuga did not want to return to Rwanda — which offered to take him — out of fear he would be mistreated.
—ABC News, 16 May 2026
That says a lot about Michael rescuing other people who felt that they were being abused, mistreated.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 26 Apr. 2026
Advocates say the family is worried that if they're returned to Egypt, they'll be labeled as terrorists and be targeted by the Egyptian government and mistreated.
—CBS News, 25 Apr. 2026
The message being sent to lower-ranking officers is that they will be assessed on the basis of their gender, race, or politics, rather than their abilities—which will cause many officers to leave rather than stay and be mistreated, and many potential officers not to enlist to begin with.
—Adam Serwer, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2026
Verb
The Chinese have been broug ht here to work on railroads, to work on farms and they were mistreated.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 1 June 2026
LaFaive felt that Goodman had been fundamentally mistreated, particularly in the wake of a defining tragedy.
—Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
Immigration officials insisted she had not been mistreated.
—Tim Sullivan, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
The captain who hired the officer later filed a human resources complaint alleging the officer had been mistreated.
—Ben Wheeler
may 20, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2026
Kabuga did not want to return to Rwanda — which offered to take him — out of fear he would be mistreated.
—ABC News, 16 May 2026
That says a lot about Michael rescuing other people who felt that they were being abused, mistreated.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 26 Apr. 2026
Advocates say the family is worried that if they're returned to Egypt, they'll be labeled as terrorists and be targeted by the Egyptian government and mistreated.
—CBS News, 25 Apr. 2026
The message being sent to lower-ranking officers is that they will be assessed on the basis of their gender, race, or politics, rather than their abilities—which will cause many officers to leave rather than stay and be mistreated, and many potential officers not to enlist to begin with.
—Adam Serwer, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mistreated
Adjective
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The annual event supports the rescue, rehabilitation and care of abused and neglected exotic animals and offers a behind-the-scenes look at the sanctuary.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 May 2026
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The next day, at 1:10 p.m., Nunez said after checking her records, the foster mother returned with a doctor’s note and prescription from the SPARK Clinic — a health center established to treat abused children in the child welfare system — for some kind of cream.—
Julia Prodis Sulek,
Mercury News,
7 May 2026
Verb
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Pratt alleged that volunteers have been bullied, harassed, and have been trying to get Bass’s attention.—
Britta Miller,
The Washington Examiner,
30 May 2026
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Because in the middle of all of this was a little girl who had been bullied by a group of men, and her mother wanted an apology.—
Lyz Lenz,
Rolling Stone,
28 May 2026
Verb
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You’d get tortured or killed for just expressing yourself.—
Althea Legaspi,
Rolling Stone,
27 May 2026
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Tursun, 36, told us that her newborn son — one of triplets — had been killed by the Chinese Communist Party and that she was tortured in internment camps.—
Michael Arkush,
Twin Cities,
26 May 2026
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“Mistreated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mistreated. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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