as in accusing
to make a claim of wrongdoing against
in exchange for a reduced sentence, the thief agreed to incriminate his accomplice
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Recent Examples of incriminating
Even if there is no incriminating evidence in the files, an extensive case file could contain revealing and personal details about Swalwell and his campaign operations.
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Perry Stein The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 29 Mar. 2026
Authorities said the golfer was cooperative, but careful about incriminating himself.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2026
He was convicted and sentenced to more than 38 years in prison in February 2023, but the Minnesota Court of Appeals later reversed the conviction and granted him a retrial based on illegally obtained incriminating statements.
—Wcco Staff, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
The Campano family were Nicholas’ most colorful clients, and Owen turned in information about them that got many sent to prison, including Nicholas, who took the fall for them instead of incriminating them.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2026
The opportunities for Putin to collect incriminating information about powerful Americans would have been endless.
—Tom Zirpoli, Baltimore Sun, 17 Feb. 2026
Advertisement Oliver, who has never sent Bree anything incriminating.
—Jp Mangalindan, Time, 17 Feb. 2026
During Moore’s arrest, another officer baited him into making an incriminating statement, Judge Patton found at the preliminary hearing.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2026
As Hawk’s handlers, Bomer and Diaz learn that a mysterious and incriminating video featuring the actor may come to light.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 4 Feb. 2026
Perry Stein The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 29 Mar. 2026
Authorities said the golfer was cooperative, but careful about incriminating himself.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2026
He was convicted and sentenced to more than 38 years in prison in February 2023, but the Minnesota Court of Appeals later reversed the conviction and granted him a retrial based on illegally obtained incriminating statements.
—Wcco Staff, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
The Campano family were Nicholas’ most colorful clients, and Owen turned in information about them that got many sent to prison, including Nicholas, who took the fall for them instead of incriminating them.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2026
The opportunities for Putin to collect incriminating information about powerful Americans would have been endless.
—Tom Zirpoli, Baltimore Sun, 17 Feb. 2026
Advertisement Oliver, who has never sent Bree anything incriminating.
—Jp Mangalindan, Time, 17 Feb. 2026
During Moore’s arrest, another officer baited him into making an incriminating statement, Judge Patton found at the preliminary hearing.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2026
As Hawk’s handlers, Bomer and Diaz learn that a mysterious and incriminating video featuring the actor may come to light.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 4 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incriminating
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The family of a stillborn baby has filed a lawsuit against a Pompano Beach funeral home, accusing the home of mishandling the baby’s unenbalmed remains and leaving him underneath the body of a 200-pound man.—
Rafael Olmeda,
Sun Sentinel,
1 Apr. 2026
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Lawyers for Lemus’ widow have filed a legal claim, accusing the department of not training him or sending him to the FBI bomb school as required.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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That reality makes the reports of measles inside a federal immigration detention facility in Texas not just alarming, but indicting.—
Krutika Kuppalli,
STAT,
4 Feb. 2026
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The lyrics went beyond Evers’ white-supremacist killer, indicting an entire system that brainwashed poor white Southerners into hatred.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Incriminating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incriminating. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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