as in suit
a court case for enforcing a right or claim
the homeowner filed a lawsuit against the moving company that was refusing to be held responsible for damaging her furniture
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Recent Examples of lawsuit
No similar lawsuits have been filed in Texas.
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Tanya Babbar, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Apr. 2026
The latest filing comes days after a major ruling that significantly narrowed Lively’s lawsuit against Baldoni and others.
—Elizabeth Rosner, PEOPLE, 11 Apr. 2026
Before Florida’s 2022 and 2023 litigation reforms, this state had 8% of the nation’s homeowner insurance claims and nearly 80% of its lawsuits.
—David Wilson, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2026
The proposal was ultimately derailed by a combination of political turnover and a lawsuit.
—Terry Nguyen, ARTnews.com, 10 Apr. 2026
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Tanya Babbar, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Apr. 2026
The latest filing comes days after a major ruling that significantly narrowed Lively’s lawsuit against Baldoni and others.
—Elizabeth Rosner, PEOPLE, 11 Apr. 2026
Before Florida’s 2022 and 2023 litigation reforms, this state had 8% of the nation’s homeowner insurance claims and nearly 80% of its lawsuits.
—David Wilson, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2026
The proposal was ultimately derailed by a combination of political turnover and a lawsuit.
—Terry Nguyen, ARTnews.com, 10 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lawsuit
Noun
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Motta entered, dressed in a black suit and Louboutin heels.—
Patrick Radden Keefe,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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Trump’s suit failed to establish actual malice, the judge ruled.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
13 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In 13 years, not a single ethics complaint by any staff in his office or any other office has ever been lodged.—
Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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Demuth now has seven days to refer both the complaints to the House Ethics Committee for consideration and hearings will be scheduled to discuss each filing.—
Caroline Cummings,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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The first would allow courts in protection from abuse matters and criminal proceedings to order abusers to wear a GPS monitoring device that enables survivors to track their location in real time, even with alerts to law enforcement.—
Lauren Linder,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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Of course, the wedding turns into a powder keg of secrets, and the orderly proceedings blow up in the protagonists’ faces and leave a trail of emotional and physical pain.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2026
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The litigation for that case is still ongoing.—
Terell Bailey,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2026
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The insurance chaos began to surface in late October, after the Texas judge presiding over Prospect’s bankruptcy lifted the initial litigation hold.—
Peter Elkind,
ProPublica,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Lawsuit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lawsuit. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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