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
Those who believe their privacy has been violated by drone activity may seek legal action.
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Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 15 Oct. 2025
Smithers' current attorneys most recently argued that executing an elderly person violates his constitutional protections against cruel and unusual punishment and no longer served the initial purpose of his death sentence.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
In a separate letter to Noem, Senators Richard Blumenthal, Jack Reed along with 15 other Democrat co-signers, say the video also violates the Anti-Lobbying Act.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2025
Some of Michigan's largest airports are showing a politicized message from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem that many say violates the Hatch Act on monitors in their facilities, but not all Michigan airports are doing so.
—Dan Basso, Freep.com, 15 Oct. 2025
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Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 15 Oct. 2025
Smithers' current attorneys most recently argued that executing an elderly person violates his constitutional protections against cruel and unusual punishment and no longer served the initial purpose of his death sentence.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
In a separate letter to Noem, Senators Richard Blumenthal, Jack Reed along with 15 other Democrat co-signers, say the video also violates the Anti-Lobbying Act.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2025
Some of Michigan's largest airports are showing a politicized message from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem that many say violates the Hatch Act on monitors in their facilities, but not all Michigan airports are doing so.
—Dan Basso, Freep.com, 15 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for violate
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That’s a figure that breaks the previous record for most units in a week by more than a half-million.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
13 Oct. 2025
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Fields got the ball out to Wilson, but behind him, and Talanoa Hufanga broke it up.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
13 Oct. 2025
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In the world of Monster, a person who takes lives and desecrates corpses might someday be capable of redemption.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
6 Oct. 2025
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Trump’s order also directs administration officials to terminate or revoke visas if foreign nationals are found to have desecrated the flag.—
Sarah Fortinsky,
The Hill,
17 Sep. 2025
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Rather, Mailer’s recordings of them felt like an extreme but iconic depiction of 1970s countercultural underclass Americana, where teenage girls are drugged and gang-raped without registering much on the surface at all.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Oct. 2025
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Anthony Wiggins, 29, was charged in Alameda County with raping a woman in Dublin in May 2024.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
16 Oct. 2025
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Hackers did not breach company networks directly or exploit vulnerabilities in Salesforce's core software.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
16 Oct. 2025
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Laurent Freixe was dismissed for failing to disclose a romantic relationship with a direct subordinate, which breached Nestlé’s code of business conduct.—
Ana Nicolaci da Costa,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
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The fear of further Israeli strikes, particularly on Iran, remains acute in the public’s mind as much of Iranian air defenses likely were destroyed by Israel in June.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
12 Oct. 2025
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The Wild were absolutely destroyed in the faceoff circle, losing 44 of 71 (38 percent success rate).—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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In a statement obtained by multiple outlets, the Department of Homeland Security said the news producer allegedly threw objects at a Border Patrol car and was arrested on suspicion of assaulting a federal law enforcement officer.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025
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Several officers were assaulted during this period, including one struck in the face.—
Adam Sabes,
FOXNews.com,
11 Oct. 2025
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If my office is later notified that the city has adopted or implemented a policy, whether written or unwritten, that contravenes the statute, the city will again become ineligible for discretionary State funds.—
NWA Democrat-Gazette,
Arkansas Online,
19 Sep. 2025
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In the years intervening, the poem has remained a lodestar, a contravening presence when, in present day America’s vituperative political landscape, the humanities disciplines and higher education itself has been forced to invoke and defend its own authority.—
Elaine L. Wang
September 11,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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Friday’s incident isn’t the first time the church has been defiled by a member of the public in recent years.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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The seafood area’s ice machine was similarly defiled.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Violate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/violate. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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