inculpate

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Recent Examples of inculpate Over the years, Pearcy has given numerous different accounts of the crime — at times blaming Dailey and other times inculpating himself. Pamela Colloff, ProPublica, 13 Feb. 2012
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inculpate
Verb
  • In 2023 alone, over 1,000 lives were lost to overdoses, with fentanyl implicated in most cases — underscoring the urgent need for bold, compassionate solutions to save lives and rebuild communities.
    Pradeep Thomas, Baltimore Sun, 26 Jan. 2025
  • Shortly after President pardoned two Washington, D.C. police officers, a 20-year-old Black man, questions swirled about whether Trump would pardon other officials implicated in high-profile cases of violence against African Americans.
    Jesus Mesa, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Legal experts noted that while some criminal charges, like indecent exposure or battery, could have applied if proven, the statute of limitations has expired, and such cases are rarely prosecuted.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
  • The Manhattan district attorney’s office, which prosecuted the case, will have a chance to respond in court papers.
    Michael R. Sisak, Chicago Tribune, 29 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Deadline first reported that production was paused on the third and final season of the drama show in September after the news of allegations broke over the summer.
    Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 25 Jan. 2025
  • Tech behemoths Microsoft and Meta are also reporting, and Cramer called both companies’ quarters wild cards.
    Julie Coleman, CNBC, 25 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • They were subsequently fired and sued by their owners for fraud and breach of contract.
    Peter White, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2025
  • When Murdoch’s Fox News Channel was sued for defamation by Dominion Voting Systems over lies about the 2020 U.S. election, Fox settled for a whopping $787.5 million, but did not say sorry.
    Brian Stelter, CNN, 22 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Trump is not afraid to use the country's huge store of energy reserves to power growth, especially in areas where the U.S. is trying to secure global dominance.
    Garth Friesen, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
  • In response, researchers have developed numerous ways to try to deal with algal blooms, from spreading clay on them to releasing parasites that consume the algae.
    Diana Kruzman, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Jan. 2025

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“Inculpate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inculpate. Accessed 4 Feb. 2025.

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