as in allegations
a claim that someone has done something wrong or illegal; a charge that someone has committed a fault or crime
Investigators have leveled accusations of corruption against a group of former officials. The police are investigating serious accusations of wrongdoing.
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Recent Examples of accusations
Two previous contestant on season 7 of the show, Yulissa Escobar and Cierra Ortega, were pulled from the cast mid-season over similar accusations.
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Irene Wright, USA Today, 2 June 2026
Dodging accusations of being a control freak, feuding with other musicians, and proliferating bizarro theories on UFOs seemed more important than writing good songs.
—David Harris, SPIN, 2 June 2026
Swalwell denied the accusations, but dropped out of the race and resigned from Congress.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 2 June 2026
The story was first reported by Ryan French at MondayQ, who does the Lord's work covering amateur golf, Monday qualifiers, cheating accusations, and essentially the side of golf absent from the spotlight.
—Mark Harris, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2026
Dulaney’s lawsuit also includes accusations that Irmer and the museum permitted alcohol to be sold on the premises without a liquor license.
—Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 1 June 2026
But others say accusations of antisemitism have been used to suppress legitimate criticism of Israel’s government.
—Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 1 June 2026
The country’s press regulator, IPSO, is looking into complaints after four right-leaning publications, including The Times and The Telegraph, called for his sacking over accusations of antisemitism.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 1 June 2026
The clashes at Delaney Hall are an apparent culmination of monthslong accusations about the facility’s subpar conditions from detainees, their relatives, and local officials.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 1 June 2026
Irene Wright, USA Today, 2 June 2026
Dodging accusations of being a control freak, feuding with other musicians, and proliferating bizarro theories on UFOs seemed more important than writing good songs.
—David Harris, SPIN, 2 June 2026
Swalwell denied the accusations, but dropped out of the race and resigned from Congress.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 2 June 2026
The story was first reported by Ryan French at MondayQ, who does the Lord's work covering amateur golf, Monday qualifiers, cheating accusations, and essentially the side of golf absent from the spotlight.
—Mark Harris, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2026
Dulaney’s lawsuit also includes accusations that Irmer and the museum permitted alcohol to be sold on the premises without a liquor license.
—Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 1 June 2026
But others say accusations of antisemitism have been used to suppress legitimate criticism of Israel’s government.
—Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 1 June 2026
The country’s press regulator, IPSO, is looking into complaints after four right-leaning publications, including The Times and The Telegraph, called for his sacking over accusations of antisemitism.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 1 June 2026
The clashes at Delaney Hall are an apparent culmination of monthslong accusations about the facility’s subpar conditions from detainees, their relatives, and local officials.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 1 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accusations
allegations
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In a statement posted on social media, Sherrill said the Department of Homeland Security had agreed to restore visitation at Delaney Hall, an ICE detention facility in Newark that has become the focus of demonstrations over allegations of poor conditions and the mistreatment of detainees.—
Adam Reiss,
NBC news,
31 May 2026
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The media is clearly desperate for these allegations of inhumane conditions at this facility to be true.—
Jim Axelrod,
CBS News,
31 May 2026
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“Accusations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accusations. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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