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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
Are the accusations that the officer failed to help correct?
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Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026
The program has long been plagued by accusations that it’s not being used as the law intended.
—Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 6 Jan. 2026
Advertisement Reports and attorneys have also raised accusations of unsanitary and dangerous conditions at the jail.
—Nandika Chatterjee, Time, 6 Jan. 2026
Pertaining to the allegations of daycare fraud in Minnesota, as the Washington Examiner previously reported, Tikki Brown, commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Children, Youth, and Families, said her office is conducting another investigation into the recent accusations of daycare fraud.
—Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 5 Jan. 2026
Maduro has previously denied accusations of drug-dealing.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 5 Jan. 2026
The daughter of a Marxist revolutionary, Rodríguez relentlessly defended the Maduro regime against accusations of drug-trafficking and election-stealing.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 5 Jan. 2026
The Venezuelan government under Maduro, who stepped into his role back in 2013, has denied all accusations, according to CBS News.
—Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
Al Jazeera has repeatedly denied those accusations and condemned its closure in Israel.
—Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2025
Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026
The program has long been plagued by accusations that it’s not being used as the law intended.
—Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 6 Jan. 2026
Advertisement Reports and attorneys have also raised accusations of unsanitary and dangerous conditions at the jail.
—Nandika Chatterjee, Time, 6 Jan. 2026
Pertaining to the allegations of daycare fraud in Minnesota, as the Washington Examiner previously reported, Tikki Brown, commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Children, Youth, and Families, said her office is conducting another investigation into the recent accusations of daycare fraud.
—Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 5 Jan. 2026
Maduro has previously denied accusations of drug-dealing.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 5 Jan. 2026
The daughter of a Marxist revolutionary, Rodríguez relentlessly defended the Maduro regime against accusations of drug-trafficking and election-stealing.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 5 Jan. 2026
The Venezuelan government under Maduro, who stepped into his role back in 2013, has denied all accusations, according to CBS News.
—Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
Al Jazeera has repeatedly denied those accusations and condemned its closure in Israel.
—Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accusations
allegations
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Owens’ attorney, Joshua Kolsrud, who is representing her in the criminal allegations involving Echard and, now, the Scottsdale man, declined to comment, citing her pending criminal trial, which is scheduled for January 2026.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
8 Nov. 2025
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Prior to Zhou’s allegations against Renner, the pair had been reported to be working together across a series of projects.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Accusations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accusations. Accessed 7 Jan. 2026.
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