sues

verb

Definition of suesnext
present tense third-person singular of sue
1
as in asks

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2
as in prosecutes

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sues
  1. asks
  2. invokes
  3. tries
  4. cites
  5. insists
  6. implicates
Verb
  • Posen asks, about the task ahead of him, before answering his own question.
    Irina Aleksander, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Posen asks, before answering his own question.
    Irina Aleksander, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of asks
Verb
  • The 1878 Posse Comitatus Act further restricts the American military from getting involved in law enforcement, unless Congress legislates it or the president invokes the Insurrection Act.
    Kori Schake, The Atlantic, 30 Nov. 2024
  • Annabelle follows a couple whose vintage porcelain doll becomes a conduit for a demonic spirit shortly after their home is invaded by satanic cultists, resulting in a prequel story that strongly invokes elements of Roman Polanski’s 1968 horror classic Rosemary's Baby.
    Megan McCluskey, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
Definition of invokes
Verb
  • Old tensions resurface as Charles tries desperately to salvage his dream gig.
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Who tries to pull the Middle East together?
    Haisten Willis, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of tries
Verb
  • The lawsuit cites several songs and videos from Swift's albums Lover, Folklore, Midnights and The Tortured Poets Department.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
  • In fact, Retail Dive cites a PMG survey indicating that half of Gen Z jetsetters like to immerse themselves in new cultures.
    Jeff Fromm, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of cites
Verb
  • Moving forward, the city insists that Core Scientific’s expansion will not derail its environmental goals.
    Sarah Emerson, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
  • But, if Congress insists on standing by as the Justice Department becomes politicized, with some members even encouraging movement in that direction already, the pardon power should be invoked to prevent an irreversible assault on the rule of law.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of insists
Verb
  • While Ver’s legal team challenges the constitutionality of the exit tax, his criminal indictment also implicates the statute of limitations for tax crimes.
    Virginia La Torre Jeker, J.D., Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
  • What starts as something broad and comedic soon morphs into a much more disturbing tableau — a piece of violent misogyny that implicates a culture of toxic masculinity, class elitism and even the audience itself.
    Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of implicates
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