molesting

verb

Definition of molestingnext
present participle of molest
as in mistreating

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for molesting
  1. violating
  2. harassing
  3. harming
  4. bullying
  5. injuring
Verb
  • That 2022 settlement broke down into $242 million for refunds and a $275 million penalty for violating the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act.
    Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Egypt, Jordan and Saudi Arabia have condemned Israel’s incursion, accusing it of exploiting the disarray in Syria and violating international law.
    Sarah El Deeb, Bassem Mroue, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of violating
Verb
  • So what’s her message to bad-faith actors harassing others in her name?
    Sean Gregory, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Government agents were harassing the family because Manuel and his wife had participated in anti-government protests a few years earlier.
    Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of harassing
Verb
  • Residents and businesses cannot afford for the city to continue to be a greater outlier, risk harming our ability to recruit top talent and investments and send the wrong message to growing industries looking to build or grow in Chicago.
    Jack Lavin, Chicago Tribune, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The latest episode of Newsweek's Horizons podcast investigates the most promising ways to reduce the flood of plastic waste clogging waterways, threatening human health and harming ocean ecosystems.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of harming
Verb
  • The Seattle Storm hired a law firm to investigate allegations that the team’s coaching staff engaged in harassing and bullying behavior toward players.
    Gabriella Levine, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Providing bursts of energy by chasing balls out of bounds and bullying her wait into the paint for rebounds, the 5-9 freshman provided versatility not in the box score.
    Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 23 Nov. 2024
Definition of bullying
Verb
  • Police in Pennsylvania are searching for a man charged with breaking into a home in a Philadelphia suburb, fatally shooting a 25-year-old man and injuring a woman.
    Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
  • During his appearance on the podcast, Freeman also spoke about injuring himself on the set of David Fincher's thriller movie, Se7en.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of injuring
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molesting

molests

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