Words similar to abuse

Example sentences for: abuse

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The mayor's abuse of power didn't bother those who had lived through far worse: "The people who came here in Daley's lifetime were accustomed to someone wielding power like a club, be it a czar, emperor, king, or rural sheriff," Royko noted.
Or is bandwidth abuse a real moral question?
Unmarried twentysomethings get 50 percent of America's abortions, and cohabiting unmarried couples have high rates of domestic violence and drug abuse.
Fear of stigmatization gave rise to federal regulations and laws protecting information related to substance abuse.
We should also: protect the environment, forgive those who abuse us, know that satisfaction does not come from material things, and escape from hustle and bustle.