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as in violations
the act of forcing a person to engage in sexual activity and especially intercourse
attended a class teaching women self-defense against assault
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as in attacks
the act or action of setting upon with force or violence
was arrested for his assault of the bystander
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as in rapes
to engage in sexual activity and especially intercourse with a person unwilling or unable to give consent
was registered as a sex offender after assaulting the victim
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as in raids
to take sudden, violent action against
was found guilty of assaulting an officer enemy forces assaulted the city
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Recent Examples of assaults
Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2025
Vril and Agartha have thrived in part because of the way the editors mix brainrot and bigotry, disguising their ideological assaults in the fried fog of GifTok rap gibberish.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 24 Oct. 2025
The crew allegedly used violence to enforce its territory including shootings, murder and assaults and retaliated against witnesses who cooperated with law enforcement.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Pahani talks solemnly of the horrific assaults by the Iranian authorities on women who sought to overturn the hijab ruling.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2025
Alongside increasing assaults on indigenous peoples, the next few years saw mass Spanish expeditions and the establishment of new colonies.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
Each admitted to taking part in both assaults during police interviews, according to prosecutors.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
White House officials previously said ICE agents have experienced an increase in assaults.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
His daughter-in-law particularly suffered from these nocturnal assaults and became ill.
—Robert Eggers, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025
Nicole Foy, ProPublica, 18 Oct. 2025
The Kid also physically assaults Apollonia at one point.
—Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 17 Oct. 2025
Continue reading … SKY SCUFFLE – Passenger allegedly assaults Alaska Airlines crew members, forces emergency landing at Boise Airport.
—FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
Ising’s case is among a series of incidents The Star has reported on in recent months in which fire department employees charged with serious crimes — including assaults, a felony drug case and multiple DWIs — were allowed to remain on the job, some for years.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2025
Vril and Agartha have thrived in part because of the way the editors mix brainrot and bigotry, disguising their ideological assaults in the fried fog of GifTok rap gibberish.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 24 Oct. 2025
The crew allegedly used violence to enforce its territory including shootings, murder and assaults and retaliated against witnesses who cooperated with law enforcement.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Pahani talks solemnly of the horrific assaults by the Iranian authorities on women who sought to overturn the hijab ruling.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2025
Alongside increasing assaults on indigenous peoples, the next few years saw mass Spanish expeditions and the establishment of new colonies.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
Each admitted to taking part in both assaults during police interviews, according to prosecutors.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
White House officials previously said ICE agents have experienced an increase in assaults.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
His daughter-in-law particularly suffered from these nocturnal assaults and became ill.
—Robert Eggers, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
The White House told ProPublica that anyone who assaults federal immigration agents would be prosecuted.
—Nicole Foy, ProPublica, 18 Oct. 2025
The Kid also physically assaults Apollonia at one point.
—Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 17 Oct. 2025
Continue reading … SKY SCUFFLE – Passenger allegedly assaults Alaska Airlines crew members, forces emergency landing at Boise Airport.
—FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assaults
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Questions over gambling machines reached state Supreme Court Local police can enforce violations in certain circumstances, including at grocery stores and gas stations.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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The New Brunswick house also possessed a history of building code violations and officials have since declared the building to be an unsafe structure, according to NJ Advance Media.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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Often, one of the pair is more offensive or box-to-box in their profile, with the other being more of a traditional, defensive-minded midfielder whose strengths are to break up opposition attacks.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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Scatological attacks are usually the province of outsiders trying to cut the powerful down to size.—
Michelle Goldberg,
Mercury News,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Lanier rapes Forsythe during a job interview, which O’Brien recounts in upsetting, unwavering detail.—
Jared Sullivan,
The Atlantic,
17 Oct. 2024
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Donald treats Ivana with similar contempt, and then rapes her.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
10 Oct. 2024
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The episode sees Marge revisit her nostalgia for a Dawson's Creek-esque '90s teen drama as Lisa raids her mom's closet for vintage threads with the help of fashion-forward classmates Devin (Cole Escola) and Vidalia (Stephanie Hsu).—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Sep. 2025
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Appalachian State’s victory at Michigan in 2007 remains the greatest example of what can happen when a good FCS team walks into your house and raids the fridge, and everything else, but leaves the dog.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Sep. 2025
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The committee voted to ask Attorney General Josh Kaul to opine on whether grooming falls under the statute related to immoral conduct, which allows DPI to revoke a license if an educator violates it.—
Molly Beck,
jsonline.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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Critics, including legal scholars and lawmakers, argue the campaign violates international law by targeting civilians without due process.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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But as Polarity storms through the door, sending shockwaves through the room, Marie is freed from Godolkin’s grasp.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
22 Oct. 2025
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After a beat, Eilish is seen yanking herself away and storms off, surrounded by security with an angry scowl on her face.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Oct. 2025
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There can be 30 minutes of small waves before a sneaker wave strikes.—
Amanda Greenwood,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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The primary causes of death and injury for these right whales are entanglement in fishing gear and vessel strikes, per the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.—
Lex Goldstein,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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Some of the material will stay in the coma, while the rest will fall into the comet's tail after pressure from the sun — known as the solar wind — forces it there.—
Elizabeth Howell,
Space.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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Moving on, however, becomes a problem when a mysterious unseen force traps and forces them to relive past traumas together in this supernatural soap opera.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Assaults.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assaults. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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