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as in crime
a breaking of a moral or legal code
a local newspaper exposed the contractor's elaborate attempts to cover up his wrongdoings
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as in misconduct
improper or illegal behavior
the police officer was found to be completely innocent of any wrongdoing
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Recent Examples of wrongdoing
And with that, we’re thrust into a series of events that force the characters, their parents and the reader to grapple with the ways the boys’ different backgrounds impact their experience of being accused of wrongdoing.
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Nic Stone, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
While Boar’s Head has denied any wrongdoing, the company has agreed to the settlement.
—Addy Bink, The Hill, 8 Apr. 2025
Authorities have not accused McCain of any wrongdoing in his wife’s disappearance.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Both cases were settled with agreements to reimburse customers; the bank did not admit wrongdoing.
—Jemima McEvoy, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
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Nic Stone, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
While Boar’s Head has denied any wrongdoing, the company has agreed to the settlement.
—Addy Bink, The Hill, 8 Apr. 2025
Authorities have not accused McCain of any wrongdoing in his wife’s disappearance.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Both cases were settled with agreements to reimburse customers; the bank did not admit wrongdoing.
—Jemima McEvoy, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrongdoing
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The Lost Hills Sheriff’s Station watch commander informed the Times no crime had taken place at the residence.—
Mackenzie Cummings-Grady,
Billboard,
10 Apr. 2025
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Pattinson will also soon star in Lynne Ramsay's Die, My Love alongside Jennifer Lawrence and Nick Nolte, and he's slated to headline Lance Oppenheim's crime thriller Primetime with Phoebe Bridgers.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Nor is either party actually addressing the ballooning financial cost of local police forces in the U.S., nor the long-term reputational costs from police misconduct for trust in the police and government more broadly.—
Christopher S. Warshaw,
The Conversation,
18 Apr. 2025
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Court records show he was then indicted in June 2020 for misconduct in office.—
Will Carless,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
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The post was an apparent violation of Major League Baseball’s social media policy, which prohibits the use of electronic devices during games.—
Paulina Dedaj,
FOXNews.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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Civil rights advocates and others have described Trump’s moves as alarming violations of civil rights, including the right to due process.—
Kristen Taketa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Apr. 2025
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This represents that a person belongs to Jesus Christ and that a person is grieving and morning for their sins.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
17 Apr. 2025
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If a teacher required a student who believes that being gay is a sin to write an essay repudiating that belief, for example, that would be unconstitutional.—
Ian Millhiser,
Vox,
15 Apr. 2025
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“Wrongdoing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrongdoing. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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