sued

verb

Definition of suednext
past tense of sue
1
as in invoked

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2
as in prosecuted

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sued
  1. invoked
  2. prosecuted
  3. asked
  4. tried
  5. requested
  6. cited
  7. insisted
  8. arraigned
Verb
  • Kennedy has also repeatedly invoked the Holocaust when describing vaccination policies, including in 2015 while promoting an anti-vaccine documentary.
    William Gavin, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
  • Walz’s comments seem to be the first time either candidate has brought up trans issues in a public forum without being pushed to do so, two months into a campaign that has frequently invoked LGBTQ+ rights in general but provided few specifics on trans rights in particular.
    Samantha Riedel, Them, 18 Oct. 2024
Definition of invoked
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  • Andres Perez, who prosecuted the case for Marin County.
    Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Soon, the Menendez brothers’ case would continue to play out amid another high-profile murder case prosecuted by the same DA’s office.
    Kim Kardashian, NBC News, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of prosecuted
Verb
  • Wes Anderson, a Microsoft vice president who oversaw teams working with the Defense Department, asked his staff to prepare forecasts showing which customers were expected to become paying G5 users at the end of the White House Offer, three people who worked in sales told ProPublica.
    Renee Dudley, ProPublica, 15 Nov. 2024
  • Prosecutors asked Seeborg for a nine-year prison term.
    Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
Definition of asked
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  • The Bears didn’t well in any phase against the Orange, but Mendoza, who suffered first-half interceptions on consecutive pass attempts to set up 10 points by the Orange, tried to shoulder much of the blame.
    Jeff Faraudo, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
  • The Pelicans killed Denver on the glass, regardless of what lineups Adelman tried.
    Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
Definition of tried
Verb
  • Earlier this year, Lake publicly appealed to Meghan McCain as a fellow Mama Bear and requested a meeting.
    Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Hotel Properties—which owns hotels including the Four Seasons in Singapore as well as office buildings and shopping malls—requested a share-trading suspension on Friday before the charges against Ong were read in court.
    Jonathan Burgos, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of requested
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  • Ritchey cited early signs of respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, starting to increase this season as expected in Florida, which is called out at the top of this week's report.
    Alexander Tin, CBS News, 4 Oct. 2024
  • That bar and nightclub, which frequently drew large crowds and was the site of a shooting that killed one person and injured two others last July, cited issues with neighbors in its decision, though Louisville officials had also worked to revoke its liquor license in June.
    Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of cited
Verb
  • Shand repeatedly insisted there was no one else outside, even as five more desperate Indians wandered to the vehicle from the fields, including one going in and out of consciousness.
    Ryan J. Foley, Twin Cities, 16 Nov. 2024
  • The lawmakers insisted the statements were made in jest.
    David Ingram, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
Definition of insisted
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  • He was arraigned Wednesday and pleaded not guilty, court records show.
    Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
  • He was scheduled to be arraigned Friday and to enter a plea, but that hearing was continued until November 6, according to court records.
    Chris Boyette, CNN, 19 Oct. 2024
Definition of arraigned
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