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Recent Examples of desecrate Fernandez was charged with first-degree murder, desecrating human remains and multiple weapons crimes. Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 3 Apr. 2025 The reception of the fourth season was colored by the lingering resonance of the Jan. 6 insurrection, by the still vivid image of American landmarks being desecrated by costumed citizens. Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 3 Apr. 2025 Unruly tourists have caused traffic jams and public commotions, offended local sensibilities, trashed the environment, and desecrated sacred sites. Chad De Guzman, Time, 28 Mar. 2025 Alawite shrines were desecrated, and Qurans burned during the chaotic coastal crackdown. Dominique Soguel, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for desecrate
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violate
Verb
  • In Minnesota, leaders are bracing for the possibility that Trump will pardon Chauvin, who is serving concurrent state and federal prison sentences for murder, violating Floyd's constitutional rights and other crimes.
    N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 25 May 2025
  • The refrigerator was not cold enough and two cats roamed the shop, violating state food code.
    Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 24 May 2025

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“Desecrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/desecrate. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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