as in to prosecute
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Recent Examples of sue
Herchen has maintained his innocence, and has filed a motion for a new trial in part by challenging the plaintiffs’ legal standing to sue.
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Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
Why did Charlie Sheen sue the IRS?
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
Act 302 went into effect last week, prompting 10 death row inmates to sue the state Department of Corrections, asking a judge to block the law as a violation of their constitutional rights.
—Arkansas Online, 15 Aug. 2025
There is a higher bar for scientific evidence in regular courts than in vaccine court, and plaintiffs would have to sue large corporations rather than file a government claim.
—Anna Kirkland, The Conversation, 15 Aug. 2025
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Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
Why did Charlie Sheen sue the IRS?
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
Act 302 went into effect last week, prompting 10 death row inmates to sue the state Department of Corrections, asking a judge to block the law as a violation of their constitutional rights.
—Arkansas Online, 15 Aug. 2025
There is a higher bar for scientific evidence in regular courts than in vaccine court, and plaintiffs would have to sue large corporations rather than file a government claim.
—Anna Kirkland, The Conversation, 15 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sue
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In articles, litigation, and other public forums, leaders of those organizations argued that rather than stifle hate groups, prosecuting hate speakers would draw attention to their ideas and increase the following of these organizations.—
Time,
Time,
29 Sep. 2025
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One gang, as opposed to sending in someone that’s 21 and over, will send somebody that is 14 years old to commit one of these horrific assaults, knowing that person is not going to be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Some experts liken it to trying to spot a snowball in a snowstorm.—
Dr. Megha Gupta,
ABC News,
1 Oct. 2025
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Overseas activists have tried to deliver aid in the past to Gaza but have either been intercepted by Israeli forces or come under some form of attack.—
Billy Stockwell,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
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Sarkozy was later sentenced to five years in prison; he is expected to appeal.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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Nickelodeon features an annual SpongeBob altcast, complete with animations intended to appeal to young children or families watching together.—
Jourdan Rodrigue,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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According to The Associated Press, citing the district’s website, he was born to parents from Guyana and raised in Brooklyn, New York.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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The pair eventually decided to split, and Lopez filed for divorce exactly two years later, citing irreconcilable differences.—
Nicholas Rice,
PEOPLE,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Sue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sue. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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