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
The accusations against Swalwell have reverberated across Capitol Hill.
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Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
Union officials said Quilty was not cooperative in turning over the credentials to the union’s Venmo account, which was later found to have been closed the same day the accusations were discovered, the warrant affidavit said.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 14 Apr. 2026
The announcement came just one day after Swalwell, who denies the accusations, suspended his campaign for California governor.
—Josephine Rozzelle, CNBC, 14 Apr. 2026
Influencer Cheyenne Hunt, who has helped bring the allegations forward, told CBS that more than 30 women have reached out to her with some form of misconduct accusations against Swalwell.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 14 Apr. 2026
Drewes is the fifth women to mount accusations against Swalwell.
—Grace Hase, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2026
The district denies the labor violations, and both sides have filed accusations against the other with the state labor governing body.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026
Kelli then meets with Shamea and Angela for a shopping trip and vents about Porsha’s accusations, proving that the hug between them absolved absolutely nothing.
—Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 13 Apr. 2026
The accusations have made a dent on prediction markets like Kalshi, where Swalwell’s odds of winning the governor’s race dipped to 39% on Tuesday night, down from a high of nearly 73% on March 20.
—Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 8 Apr. 2026
Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
Union officials said Quilty was not cooperative in turning over the credentials to the union’s Venmo account, which was later found to have been closed the same day the accusations were discovered, the warrant affidavit said.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 14 Apr. 2026
The announcement came just one day after Swalwell, who denies the accusations, suspended his campaign for California governor.
—Josephine Rozzelle, CNBC, 14 Apr. 2026
Influencer Cheyenne Hunt, who has helped bring the allegations forward, told CBS that more than 30 women have reached out to her with some form of misconduct accusations against Swalwell.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 14 Apr. 2026
Drewes is the fifth women to mount accusations against Swalwell.
—Grace Hase, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2026
The district denies the labor violations, and both sides have filed accusations against the other with the state labor governing body.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026
Kelli then meets with Shamea and Angela for a shopping trip and vents about Porsha’s accusations, proving that the hug between them absolved absolutely nothing.
—Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 13 Apr. 2026
The accusations have made a dent on prediction markets like Kalshi, where Swalwell’s odds of winning the governor’s race dipped to 39% on Tuesday night, down from a high of nearly 73% on March 20.
—Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 8 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accusations
allegations
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As the journalist David Bixenspan, who has reported on the ring-boy allegations, has detailed, Cole enrolled at a community college.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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And from 2018, Roberts-Smith was dogged with allegations of war crimes.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
19 Apr. 2026
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