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
Weinstein, 73, is on trial for the third time on a charge accusing him of raping Mann in a New York hotel in 2013.
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ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
In December, a German man was found guilty of drugging and raping his unconscious wife over several years and filming the assaults.
—Kara Fox, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2026
Woo said Lawhead had been sentenced to spend 19 years in prison for brutally attacking a 71-year-old grandmother and raping her 11-year-old granddaughter in 1980 in Sacramento County.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Lawhead had been released from prison in early 1991 after serving 11 years out of a 19-year prison sentence for breaking into a home in 1980, brutally beating a grandmother, and raping her 11-year-old granddaughter.
—Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
Tong referenced an expose on CNN that revealed a network of websites and group chats on platforms like Telegram in which men uploaded videos of drugging and raping their wives and advised others how to do the same.
—Emilia Otte, Hartford Courant, 24 Apr. 2026
The 16-year-old boy charged with raping and killing his 18-year-old stepsister aboard a cruise ship in November pleaded not guilty to the crime this week.
—David Goodhue
april 23, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
Weinstein was also convicted of raping an Italian model at a trial in Los Angeles in 2022 and sentenced to 16 years.
—Karla Cote, Variety, 21 Apr. 2026
Throughout the years, Gaff reportedly confessed to attempting to attack up to 30 women and girls in one day in the 1980s and admitted to raping at least eight of them.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
In December, a German man was found guilty of drugging and raping his unconscious wife over several years and filming the assaults.
—Kara Fox, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2026
Woo said Lawhead had been sentenced to spend 19 years in prison for brutally attacking a 71-year-old grandmother and raping her 11-year-old granddaughter in 1980 in Sacramento County.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Lawhead had been released from prison in early 1991 after serving 11 years out of a 19-year prison sentence for breaking into a home in 1980, brutally beating a grandmother, and raping her 11-year-old granddaughter.
—Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
Tong referenced an expose on CNN that revealed a network of websites and group chats on platforms like Telegram in which men uploaded videos of drugging and raping their wives and advised others how to do the same.
—Emilia Otte, Hartford Courant, 24 Apr. 2026
The 16-year-old boy charged with raping and killing his 18-year-old stepsister aboard a cruise ship in November pleaded not guilty to the crime this week.
—David Goodhue
april 23, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
Weinstein was also convicted of raping an Italian model at a trial in Los Angeles in 2022 and sentenced to 16 years.
—Karla Cote, Variety, 21 Apr. 2026
Throughout the years, Gaff reportedly confessed to attempting to attack up to 30 women and girls in one day in the 1980s and admitted to raping at least eight of them.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for raping
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In their first public statement made outside the courtroom since Kohberger's arrest in December 2022, Kohberger's lawyers have accused a former defense expert, criminologist Brent Turvey, of violating a confidentiality agreement by speaking about the case.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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Citizens for Positive Growth & Preservation since 2015 has filed three lawsuits against the city accusing Sacramento officials of violating CEQA.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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Rodriguez then got involved, reportedly grabbing the Disney employee's arm, shaking her and verbally assaulting both the actor playing Mirabel and the employee.—
Brittany Miller,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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Allen was charged with discharging a weapon but has not been formally accused of assaulting a federal officer.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC news,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Raping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raping. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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