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
Court records show that one of those firms, Regulatory DataCorp, provides reports on customers to Capital One — the very financial institution that Trump’s family business has accused of debanking.
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Jake Pearson, ProPublica, 9 Sep. 2025
Vaccaro accused Hill of throwing her to the ground, ripping her hair out, twisting body parts, spitting on her and shoving a marijuana cigarette in her face, according to the TMZ article.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
The entertainment giant accused Sling TV’s parent of ambushing it with the offering, allegedly without consultation, to capitalize on the starts of the college football and NFL seasons.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
Decarlos Brown, the man accused of killing a young Ukrainian woman in a violent Charlotte train stabbing caught on camera, has for the last 10 years been in and out of North Carolina’s courts and jails.
—Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 9 Sep. 2025
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Jake Pearson, ProPublica, 9 Sep. 2025
Vaccaro accused Hill of throwing her to the ground, ripping her hair out, twisting body parts, spitting on her and shoving a marijuana cigarette in her face, according to the TMZ article.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
The entertainment giant accused Sling TV’s parent of ambushing it with the offering, allegedly without consultation, to capitalize on the starts of the college football and NFL seasons.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
Decarlos Brown, the man accused of killing a young Ukrainian woman in a violent Charlotte train stabbing caught on camera, has for the last 10 years been in and out of North Carolina’s courts and jails.
—Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for accuse
Verb
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Two months after Mendoza’s arrest, he was released after a grand jury chose not to indict him.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
13 Sep. 2025
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At trial Dever accused Jackson of threatening to indict her for perjury.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Of course, nobody enjoys feeling blamed or accused, so the instinct to deflect may feel right.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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The 2024 first-round pick blamed the weather, not nerves or feeling too amped up, on an inaccurate pass targeting DeMario Douglas to open the game.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Last week, Reuters reported that Pulte’s own father and stepmother had declared two homes in two different states as their primary residence, prompting a town in Michigan to remove a tax exemption for their home there and charge the couple for back taxes.—
Chris Prentice,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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Nothing better than putting down the top and driving beautiful roads just after the rain stops and the air is powerfully charged by the nearby ocean, scrubbed clean.—
Mark Ewing,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Herchen has maintained his innocence, and has filed a motion for a new trial in part by challenging the plaintiffs’ legal standing to sue.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
13 Sep. 2025
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Why did Charlie Sheen sue the IRS?—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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He and Steve Bannon were each held in contempt of Congress and imprisoned for four months after the DOJ prosecuted them.—
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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After passing the bar, Aidala got his start with the Kings County District Attorney’s Office in Brooklyn prosecuting some of the borough’s worst crimes.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Accuse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accuse. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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