trespassed

Definition of trespassednext
past tense of trespass
as in wandered
to commit an offense I consider him to be trespassing against all of us when he trespasses against any one of us

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Recent Examples of trespassed Emory claimed that day that those arrested were outsiders who trespassed on school property. ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026 Bishop said someone trespassed onto the cemetery and stabbed her three cane corsos named Zeus, Ghost and Ro Ro, who were guarding the property. Nicole Comstock, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026 Kelly insisted to the Washington Examiner that they were invited into the church, countering claims that the protesters trespassed. Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 22 Jan. 2026 The suit also alleges agents regularly trespassed on private property and used riot weapons, like tear gas, on people who weren’t resisting. Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 13 Jan. 2026 Michael McConnell, a Kansas City resident and one of the two volunteers charged with trespassing, told The Star in an email Friday that he and the other volunteer were not informed they had been officially trespassed until their arrests. Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 10 Jan. 2026 Parking on private property that isn't yours means Hoosiers can be asked to leave and possibly trespassed, according to Leslie Kelly, vice president of program strategy for Horizon House, an agency that supports people experiencing homelessness. Marina Johnson, IndyStar, 23 Dec. 2025 The Gordon Jewish Community Center in Nashville is suing a neo-Nazi organization after one of the hate group's members illegally trespassed at the center to intimidate local Jewish people, a news release from the Southern Poverty Law Center states. Evan Mealins, Nashville Tennessean, 11 Dec. 2025 More than two years after the fatal shooting, Lorincz maintained her side of the story that the kids had trespassed on her property and threatened her life. Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trespassed
Verb
  • The back parking lot, once a nasty no man’s land where drunken customers wandered off to urinate, has recently been transformed into a performance space that has hosted small gigs including Duane Betts.
    Jimmy Jellinek, SPIN, 27 Apr. 2026
  • But, as Chen and Shrivastava wandered a Texas restaurant conference, a Dallas heating and air company called Rescue Air found them.
    Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 27 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • In the piece, the Vicar of Christ is felled not by his oppressors but rather by a random cosmic event.
    Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Jeff Shell, now felled from his presidency of Paramount, is living proof.
    Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Then, just as the charter sector was posting striking results, many school networks strayed from their commitment to academic excellence.
    Steven F. Wilson, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Originally created in 1938, the brand’s founders had a dream of sharing their love of the outdoors with the world around them, and in almost a century, REI hasn’t strayed from that ethos.
    Jamie Spain, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • During the week, Barton often painted an image of himself as more sinned against than sinning.
    Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
  • That image of God never has a problem, never has a disease, never lacks anything needful or truly desirable, and has never sinned.
    Douglas Sytsma, Christian Science Monitor, 30 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • My friend has always been ultra-sensitive, easily offended, misconstruing my questions.
    R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Closer Devin Williams seemed almost offended that he was asked about the management of the third-year skipper.
    Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 20 Apr. 2026

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“Trespassed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trespassed. Accessed 1 May. 2026.

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