trespassed

Definition of trespassednext
past tense of trespass
as in wandered
to commit an offense I consider him to be trespassing against all of us when he trespasses against any one of us

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Recent Examples of trespassed The people who trespassed at the Capitol, and committed disorderly behavior, enabled the mob violence. Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026 Kelly insisted to the Washington Examiner that they were invited into the church, countering claims that the protesters trespassed. Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 22 Jan. 2026 The suit also alleges agents regularly trespassed on private property and used riot weapons, like tear gas, on people who weren’t resisting. Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 13 Jan. 2026 Michael McConnell, a Kansas City resident and one of the two volunteers charged with trespassing, told The Star in an email Friday that he and the other volunteer were not informed they had been officially trespassed until their arrests. Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 10 Jan. 2026 Parking on private property that isn't yours means Hoosiers can be asked to leave and possibly trespassed, according to Leslie Kelly, vice president of program strategy for Horizon House, an agency that supports people experiencing homelessness. Marina Johnson, IndyStar, 23 Dec. 2025 The Gordon Jewish Community Center in Nashville is suing a neo-Nazi organization after one of the hate group's members illegally trespassed at the center to intimidate local Jewish people, a news release from the Southern Poverty Law Center states. Evan Mealins, Nashville Tennessean, 11 Dec. 2025 More than two years after the fatal shooting, Lorincz maintained her side of the story that the kids had trespassed on her property and threatened her life. Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025 The suspect is also believed to have trespassed at a property on Ute Creek Road in Idaho Springs on Thursday morning, Denver7 reported. John Aguilar, Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trespassed
Verb
  • Colorado has 18 wolves outfitted with collars, plus pups and others that wandered from neighboring states.
    Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Owners stood beside their cars on the lawn, residents and visitors wandered freely through the park, and hot rods shared space with antiques and other classic automobiles.
    Ashley Mackin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
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  • With a hollow interior trunk, Stumpy was among 158 trees felled in 2024 as part of a project aimed at shoring up a sea wall near the National Mall.
    Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2026
  • And to be sure, there were winds and rain strong enough to fell several trees, flood a few roads, and knock out power in some Maryland and Virginia suburbs.
    Scott Simon, NPR, 21 Mar. 2026
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  • Loktev describes how that stigmatization was part of a Kremlin effort to discredit any reporters who strayed outside the party line.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 31 Mar. 2026
  • For years, Republican lawmakers and education leaders have argued that sociology — especially high-enrollment introductory courses — has been overtaken by progressive ideology and strayed from empirical scholarship.
    Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • During the week, Barton often painted an image of himself as more sinned against than sinning.
    Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
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  • For a man behind a franchise that’s known for platforming outspoken women, Andy Cohen sure seems offended by Sarah Michelle Gellar‘s criticism of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.
    Glenn Garner, Deadline, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Later, Netflix teams like the marketing department would be informed that her absence was due to her being offended by something that was said.
    Matt Donnelly, Variety, 17 Mar. 2026

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“Trespassed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trespassed. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.

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