as in to accuse
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 incriminate
Still, the families of some deceased celebrities and public figures have criticized OpenAI for allowing depictions of vulgar, unflattering or incriminating behavior.
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Bobby Allyn, NPR, 17 Oct. 2025
Whereas criminal suspects in this past may have been incriminated by a Google query on, say, how to clean up bloodstains, a more comprehensive, detailed back-and-forth with a tool like ChatGPT gives investigators far more opportunities to prove intent and mindset, Lee explains.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2025
However, several news outlets reported the pressure campaign and the office’s apparent failure to uncover enough incriminating evidence to support bringing an indictment against New York’s top prosecutor.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 24 Sep. 2025
The Justice Department has spent months investigating, and there’s been no indication that prosecutors have managed to uncover any degree of incriminating evidence necessary to secure an indictment.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 21 Sep. 2025
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Bobby Allyn, NPR, 17 Oct. 2025
Whereas criminal suspects in this past may have been incriminated by a Google query on, say, how to clean up bloodstains, a more comprehensive, detailed back-and-forth with a tool like ChatGPT gives investigators far more opportunities to prove intent and mindset, Lee explains.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2025
However, several news outlets reported the pressure campaign and the office’s apparent failure to uncover enough incriminating evidence to support bringing an indictment against New York’s top prosecutor.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 24 Sep. 2025
The Justice Department has spent months investigating, and there’s been no indication that prosecutors have managed to uncover any degree of incriminating evidence necessary to secure an indictment.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 21 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incriminate
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Ahead of the parade, Chinese officials ramped up their rhetoric and accused Japan of whitewashing history.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
12 Nov. 2025
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The decision angered many progressives, who accused their colleagues of caving to the President.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
11 Nov. 2025
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She was indicted in 2019, when Americans controlled the federal government.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
8 Nov. 2025
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Dugan was indicted that same day.—
John Diedrich,
jsonline.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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