as in to mistreat
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Recent Examples of molest
In the lawsuit, filed last week by the Bay Area law firms Cerri, Boskovich & Allard and Mary Alexander & Associates, three former students identified as Jane Doe 1, Jane Doe 2 and Jane Doe 3 described being molested during tutoring sessions spanning 2007 and 2016.
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Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2025
The subject is also personal for Kennedy, who was molested in childhood.
—Sheila McClear, The Atlantic, 16 Jan. 2025
Jessa also admitted to being molested by her brother Josh Duggar after his 2022 arrest, along with her sister Jill Duggar and a baby sitter.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
Jail records show Hernandez faces two counts of indecent exposure in a public place, two counts disorderly conduct to solicit for lewd acts and one count of annoying or molesting a child.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 12 Feb. 2025
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Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2025
The subject is also personal for Kennedy, who was molested in childhood.
—Sheila McClear, The Atlantic, 16 Jan. 2025
Jessa also admitted to being molested by her brother Josh Duggar after his 2022 arrest, along with her sister Jill Duggar and a baby sitter.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
Jail records show Hernandez faces two counts of indecent exposure in a public place, two counts disorderly conduct to solicit for lewd acts and one count of annoying or molesting a child.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 12 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for molest
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But Lively did believe she had been harassed and mistreated on set, the filing claims, making the defamation accusation false.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA TODAY,
20 Mar. 2025
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In a series of posts on X Monday (March 17), the star clapped back at critics of her new music before calling out the way Black women have historically been mistreated.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
18 Mar. 2025
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The latest case before the court involves Louisiana's congressional map, which was redrawn last year to add a second majority-Black district to comply with Section 2, but then was found to be a racial gerrymander that violated the 14th Amendment's Equal Protection Clause.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2025
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Typically, the Office for Civil Rights investigates a complaint and finds out whether a school or district has violated its obligation to serve students with disabilities.—
Kayla Jimenez,
USA TODAY,
22 Mar. 2025
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Iran offered $500,000 for a July 2022 killing of Alinejad after efforts to harass, smear and intimidate Alinejad failed, prosecutors said.—
Larry Neumeister,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2025
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Majors, who was convicted in December 2023 of recklessly assaulting and harassing his ex-girlfriend Grace Jabbari, has spent the past month staging a steadfast attempt at career rehabilitation.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
19 Mar. 2025
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He was accused of manhandling Mitts during a heated debate about Chicago’s status as a sanctuary city, by blocking her from entering the City Council chambers.—
Laura Washington,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2025
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That was clinched when the Sun Devils manhandled Iowa State in the Big 12 championship game.—
Tom Layberger,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
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Lie number 2: Israel has been oppressing and maltreating Palestinians (and denying them a state) for 75 years.—
Efrem Sigel,
New York Daily News,
25 Jan. 2024
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In 2022, the World Health Organization estimated that 1 billion children were maltreated each year around the globe.—
Marc D. Hauser,
TIME,
3 Apr. 2024
Verb
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He was physically and mentally brutalized by a sociopathic father.—
Bruce Fein,
Baltimore Sun,
16 Jan. 2025
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Those who have been brutalized shall brutalize others in turn.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
18 Dec. 2024
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One person was injured and transported to Shock Trauma, fire officials said.—
Michelle Deal-Zimmerman,
Baltimore Sun,
28 Mar. 2025
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Waymo doesn’t know whether the person riding the scooter was injured.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
27 Mar. 2025
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Once back, Jérémie can’t bear to leave, and Vincent, resentful of the intruder in his mother’s house, tries to bully him out.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
21 Mar. 2025
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Earlier this month, a 13-year-old girl from Northern Kentucky took her own life after years of being bullied.—
Sarah Scott,
Parents,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Molest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/molest. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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