molesting

verb

Definition of molestingnext
present participle of molest
as in mistreating

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for molesting
  1. violating
  2. harassing
  3. harming
  4. bullying
  5. injuring
Verb
  • Even in districts that have staff dedicated to teaching Black history, some teachers are afraid of violating state law, according to Brian Knowles, who oversees African American, Holocaust and Latino studies for the Palm Beach County school district.
    Kate Payne, Orlando Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
  • That year, the campaign finance regulator separately found that Wyss’s groups failed to provide evidence of certain grant agreements upon conservatives accusing him of violating laws on foreign nationals making donations.
    Gabe Kaminsky, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of violating
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  • In July 2023, an Arizona court issued an order of protection against him, preventing him from harassing, stalking or threatening his ex-wife for two years.
    Olivia Rose, The Arizona Republic, 20 Dec. 2024
  • On Sunday night, more than a dozen drones reportedly followed a 47-foot Coast Guard boat, harassing the crew, the newspaper reported.
    Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of harassing
Verb
  • Curiously, the Maduro regime has shown little interest in imprisoning or physically harming Machado herself.
    Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Prosecutors argued that many people suffer from mental illness, but that doesn’t justify harming children.
    Pilar Arias, Fox News, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of harming
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  • LeBron James scored 32 points one game after setting the NBA’s all-time minutes record for regular-season games, bullying the Kings on the offensive end while grabbing four steals on the defensive end.
    Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
  • He's been asking people to sign a petition urging Congress to take up legislation to curb bullying nationwide.
    Becca Longmire, People.com, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of bullying
Verb
  • Meanwhile, a car plowed through a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, on Friday night, killing five people and injuring some 200 others.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The anti-immigrant rhetoric has been so acute that an anti-immigration far-right extremist in Germany — ironically himself an immigrant — just attacked a holiday market, killing at least five and injuring hundreds.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of injuring
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