as in indicting
to make a claim of wrongdoing against
she was accused of lying on the employment application
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Recent Examples of accusing
However, his critics have targeted the package, with Republican lawmakers accusing him of spurring inflation.
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Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
Investors and customers alike had railed against the deal when it was first announced in August 2023, with the former calling it too expensive and accusing Forward Air of skirting a traditional shareholder vote to carry it out.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 8 Jan. 2025
Pryor sued in October, accusing the NCAA, the Big Ten, Ohio State and Learfield of conspiring to violate antitrust law and unjustly enriching themselves.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 8 Jan. 2025
Republicans are accusing them both of going too slow and approving bad applications.
—Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
The suit only names Cushman & Wakefield as a defendant, accusing it of defamation and tortious interference in business relations.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2025
The rights group joins a growing chorus of critics accusing Israel of committing genocidal acts in its war in Gaza.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
The Venezuelan leadership responded, over many years, by repeatedly accusing her of conspiracy, treason, and fraud, even banning her from leaving the country.
—Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 22 Dec. 2024
That year, the campaign finance regulator separately found that Wyss’s groups failed to provide evidence of certain grant agreements upon conservatives accusing him of violating laws on foreign nationals making donations.
—Gabe Kaminsky, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 22 Dec. 2024
Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
Investors and customers alike had railed against the deal when it was first announced in August 2023, with the former calling it too expensive and accusing Forward Air of skirting a traditional shareholder vote to carry it out.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 8 Jan. 2025
Pryor sued in October, accusing the NCAA, the Big Ten, Ohio State and Learfield of conspiring to violate antitrust law and unjustly enriching themselves.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 8 Jan. 2025
Republicans are accusing them both of going too slow and approving bad applications.
—Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
The suit only names Cushman & Wakefield as a defendant, accusing it of defamation and tortious interference in business relations.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2025
The rights group joins a growing chorus of critics accusing Israel of committing genocidal acts in its war in Gaza.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
The Venezuelan leadership responded, over many years, by repeatedly accusing her of conspiracy, treason, and fraud, even banning her from leaving the country.
—Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 22 Dec. 2024
That year, the campaign finance regulator separately found that Wyss’s groups failed to provide evidence of certain grant agreements upon conservatives accusing him of violating laws on foreign nationals making donations.
—Gabe Kaminsky, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 22 Dec. 2024
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“Accusing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accusing. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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