as in to indict
to make a claim of wrongdoing against
she was accused of lying on the employment application
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Recent Examples of accuse
That complaint also accuses Panama Ports Company of not paying taxes and social security contributions.
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 4 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries accused Republicans of walking away from negotiations -- rejecting the speaker’s characterization of the situation.
—Lauren Peller, ABC News, 4 Mar. 2025
European countries previously accused Trump of sidelining Ukraine in peace talks after U.S. officials met with their Russian counterparts in Saudi Arabia without Kyiv, and alleged that the U.S. has made concessions to Putin before negotiations even began.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
Two hotel employees who acre accused of supplying Payne with drugs are still facing prosecution and a possible trial.
—Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 4 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries accused Republicans of walking away from negotiations -- rejecting the speaker’s characterization of the situation.
—Lauren Peller, ABC News, 4 Mar. 2025
European countries previously accused Trump of sidelining Ukraine in peace talks after U.S. officials met with their Russian counterparts in Saudi Arabia without Kyiv, and alleged that the U.S. has made concessions to Putin before negotiations even began.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
Two hotel employees who acre accused of supplying Payne with drugs are still facing prosecution and a possible trial.
—Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for accuse
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And Lux — embroiled in controversy after three of its top executives were in September indicted on fraud charges related to a St. Louis project — is back to paying its contractors after being hit with multiple court actions.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
1 Mar. 2025
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They were formally indicted last year, accused of being part of a criminal organization that exploited women after luring them to Romania.—
Muri Assunção,
New York Daily News,
27 Feb. 2025
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Organizers blamed the threat on Tarrio, who denied the claim in a post on his social media.—
Bill Barrow,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Feb. 2025
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Ehrlich can hardly be blamed for the most coercive incarnations of population control.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
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Now Tennessee has staked a claim to the first No. 1 seed in program history with a stirring comeback, charging back from a nine-point deficit in the final 10 minutes.—
Joe Rexrode,
The Athletic,
2 Mar. 2025
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California residential tenants charged for or paid one or more late fees to United Dominion Realty between August 12, 2017, and October 24, 2024, are eligible for the settlement.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
1 Mar. 2025
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Bishop claims he was maliciously prosecuted, and insists, at the very least, he was oversentenced.—
David Peisner,
Rolling Stone,
23 Feb. 2025
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No one was ever prosecuted for the crimes, despite the identification and reporting of seventeen participants provided by the NAACP to the governor of Georgia.—
Liz Tracey,
JSTOR Daily,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Accuse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accuse. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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