1
as in to break
to fail to keep
you've violated the company's rule against smoking within 30 feet of the building
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2
as in to desecrate
to treat (a sacred place or object) shamefully or with great disrespect
the invaders violated the temple by using it to stable their horses
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Recent Examples of violate
Trump’s actions so far violate the law, said Alan Rozenshtein, an associate law professor at the University of Minnesota.
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Fatima Hussein, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2025
His first 75-day extension of the ban also violated the law, which allows for a single extension up to 90 days provided that the president certifies that there is a serious deal on the table.
—The Editors, National Review, 5 Apr. 2025
What To Know Five groups and seven Social Security beneficiaries, in the lawsuit filed in a Washington, D.C., federal court on Wednesday, said SSA cuts have disproportionately impacted disability beneficiaries and violated their constitutional rights.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
The department is supposed to send complaints where companies might have violated state law.
—Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2025
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Fatima Hussein, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2025
His first 75-day extension of the ban also violated the law, which allows for a single extension up to 90 days provided that the president certifies that there is a serious deal on the table.
—The Editors, National Review, 5 Apr. 2025
What To Know Five groups and seven Social Security beneficiaries, in the lawsuit filed in a Washington, D.C., federal court on Wednesday, said SSA cuts have disproportionately impacted disability beneficiaries and violated their constitutional rights.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
The department is supposed to send complaints where companies might have violated state law.
—Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for violate
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The only Heat players ruled out Wednesday are Nikola Jovic (broken right hand), Kevin Love (personal reasons) and Dru Smith (left Achilles surgery).—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
10 Apr. 2025
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Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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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
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Alawite shrines were desecrated, and Qurans burned during the chaotic coastal crackdown.—
Dominique Soguel,
Christian Science Monitor,
28 Mar. 2025
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Earlier in the episode, Whitfield and Lindy violate Mabel — then pour hot coffee on her — before Whitfield pushes her down on the breakfast table and rapes her.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
6 Apr. 2025
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The lawsuit, filed by a Jane Doe accuser, alleged that Way first raped her in a bathroom during a police raid in February 2019.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Swollen rivers could breach their banks in the coming days as floodwater filters back into area waterways.—
Karina Tsui,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2025
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Agents first tried to knock and announce their presence, then breached the front and back doors of the home, the affidavit said.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
27 Mar. 2025
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The Palisades and Eaton fires burned more than 40,000 acres and destroyed at least 12,000 buildings.—
Corinne Purtill,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Many of the early hires were believed to be young tech engineers with little to no government experience, prompting criticism from Democrats and unions that critical government services and systems would be cut or destroyed.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2025
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The filing stated that in one incident, McCarrick assaulted the victim, a teenage boy, at a wedding reception in Massachusetts in 1974.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
4 Apr. 2025
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An investigation revealed the three victims were assaulted and robbed by the suspects, who are all believed to be associates of a criminal street gang, police said.—
Jason Green,
Mercury News,
4 Apr. 2025
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The first phase was not smooth, with accusations by each side that the other was contravening the agreement.—
Ibrahim Dahman,
CNN,
1 Mar. 2025
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Its attempt to designate Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins as acting special counsel was not an effort to contravene the lower court’s prohibition on recognizing a different special counsel because this was merely signaling who would take over if Dellinger was out (an inane argument).—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
18 Feb. 2025
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The sacred plant, long defiled, heralded, as in the time of the Inca and all the ancient civilizations of the Andes, as a gift of the gods.—
Wade Davis,
Rolling Stone,
6 Apr. 2025
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In the Parsi tradition, the bones are left there to gradually disintegrate over time, completing the return to nature without defiling the earth.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Violate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/violate. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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