as in to indict
to make a claim of wrongdoing against
she was accused of lying on the employment application
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Recent Examples of accuse
The Jackson County charges came after police accused Sanchez-Munoz in a series of shootings in Kansas City that left one man, Jeremy Keenan, dead and four others injured on June 16.
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Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
30 June 2026
The 16-year-old killer accused of fatally stabbing a young man in the heart of Dyker Beach Park in Brooklyn made an impromptu confession to an off-duty cop just 45 minutes later, prosecutors said Monday.
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John Annese,
New York Daily News,
29 June 2026
The petition accused right-wing media of running a smear campaign against Harriman.
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Kelly Hartog,
Sun Sentinel,
29 June 2026
The couple is accused of conspiring to murder Agarwal in an attempt to continue their romance.
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Rachel McRady,
PEOPLE,
29 June 2026
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Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
30 June 2026
The 16-year-old killer accused of fatally stabbing a young man in the heart of Dyker Beach Park in Brooklyn made an impromptu confession to an off-duty cop just 45 minutes later, prosecutors said Monday.
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John Annese,
New York Daily News,
29 June 2026
The petition accused right-wing media of running a smear campaign against Harriman.
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Kelly Hartog,
Sun Sentinel,
29 June 2026
The couple is accused of conspiring to murder Agarwal in an attempt to continue their romance.
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Rachel McRady,
PEOPLE,
29 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for accuse
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Trump was later indicted for his attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election that culminated in the siege, but the case was dismissed following his presidential victory in November 2024.
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Eventually, Smollett was indicted by a grand jury on 16 felony charges.
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Before the earthquakes, the government generally defended its national health system as robust, blaming shortcomings on sanctions imposed by the United States.
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This ruling compels companies to confront systemic biases embedded in their hiring data, rather than solely blaming technology.
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He was extradited back to Connecticut in August 2021 and charged with murder in October 2021, court records show.
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Conley was charged with one count of operating a boat or watercraft while intoxicated or under the influence.
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Then there is Erik Lira, this team’s most important player, a midfielder with so much Scrappy-Doo energy that Hanna-Barbera should probably sue for plagiarism.
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Saba sued, arguing that these bylaws break the Investment Company Act, a one-share, one-vote rule.
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The Justice Department portrays the group as antifa militants, while defense lawyers and civil liberties advocates warn the case could reshape how protests and free speech rights are prosecuted nationwide.
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Germany has prosecuted several suspects linked to the 1994 genocide in Rwanda under the principle of universal jurisdiction, which allows courts to try certain grave international crimes regardless of where they were committed.
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“Accuse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accuse. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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