as in violating
to engage in sexual activity and especially intercourse with a person unwilling or unable to give consent
the defendant accused of raping the victim
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Recent Examples of raping
The woman accused Mendes, Cape Verde’s all-time leading scorer, of forcing his way into her hotel room in Auckland and then raping her.
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Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
4 July 2026
Based on Harper Lee's seminal novel, the movie casts Gregory Peck as lawyer Atticus Finch, who in Depression-era Alabama defends a Black man wrongly accused of raping a young white woman.
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Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
Mendes is accused of raping a woman in March during a FIFA event in New Zealand, and the news here is Mendes’ identification; The Athletic previously reported on the investigation into an unnamed player back in May.
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Chris Branch,
New York Times,
1 July 2026
He was also sentenced in February 2023 to 16 years in prison for raping a woman in a Beverly Hills hotel in 2013.
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Alexandra Del Rosario,
Los Angeles Times,
1 July 2026
Carman was arrested early Saturday at a Bangkok airport before boarding a flight bound for Perth, Australia, and charged with raping a minor.
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ABC News,
30 June 2026
The move announced at a Manhattan Supreme Court hearing came after jurors last month could not agree about whether Weinstein was guilty of raping Mann inside a Midtown hotel room in March 2013.
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Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
25 June 2026
Chavez, who died in 1993, now stands accused of raping young girls and women, including UFW co-founder Dolores Huerta.
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John Ramos,
CBS News,
25 June 2026
In 2003, a 19-year-old woman accused Bryant of raping her at Cordillera Lodge and Spa in Edwards, Colorado.
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Bobby Burack Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2026
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
4 July 2026
Based on Harper Lee's seminal novel, the movie casts Gregory Peck as lawyer Atticus Finch, who in Depression-era Alabama defends a Black man wrongly accused of raping a young white woman.
—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
Mendes is accused of raping a woman in March during a FIFA event in New Zealand, and the news here is Mendes’ identification; The Athletic previously reported on the investigation into an unnamed player back in May.
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Chris Branch,
New York Times,
1 July 2026
He was also sentenced in February 2023 to 16 years in prison for raping a woman in a Beverly Hills hotel in 2013.
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Alexandra Del Rosario,
Los Angeles Times,
1 July 2026
Carman was arrested early Saturday at a Bangkok airport before boarding a flight bound for Perth, Australia, and charged with raping a minor.
—
ABC News,
30 June 2026
The move announced at a Manhattan Supreme Court hearing came after jurors last month could not agree about whether Weinstein was guilty of raping Mann inside a Midtown hotel room in March 2013.
—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
25 June 2026
Chavez, who died in 1993, now stands accused of raping young girls and women, including UFW co-founder Dolores Huerta.
—
John Ramos,
CBS News,
25 June 2026
In 2003, a 19-year-old woman accused Bryant of raping her at Cordillera Lodge and Spa in Edwards, Colorado.
—
Bobby Burack Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for raping
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Earlier this year, the European Commission found that the social media giant was violating EU law by failing to prevent children below 13 from accessing its platforms.
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The complaint also accuses G-MAC of violating Title IX, a federal law that commands gender equity in college sports.
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One of their bookshop employees was John Waters, later to become renowned as the taboo-assaulting filmmaker.
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Kieran McCool, 57, was convicted of assaulting a community worker.
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“Raping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raping. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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