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
Amidst their ongoing divorce, Richards was granted a temporary restraining order against Phypers and accused him of domestic violence.
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Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
He is accused of killing his mother and stepfather, whose bodies were discovered in their Village of Waukesha home.
—Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 7 Oct. 2025
India has long accused Canada – home to one of the largest Sikh populations outside India – of harboring Sikh extremists.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
Bondi fired back, accusing Blumenthal of lying about his military record.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025
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Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
He is accused of killing his mother and stepfather, whose bodies were discovered in their Village of Waukesha home.
—Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 7 Oct. 2025
India has long accused Canada – home to one of the largest Sikh populations outside India – of harboring Sikh extremists.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
Bondi fired back, accusing Blumenthal of lying about his military record.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for accuse
Verb
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Kormarczyk was indicted on charges of money laundering and conspiracy to commit unlicensed money transmitting, while Carbajal was indicted for conspiracy to commit unlicensed money transmitting.—
Rachel Wolf,
FOXNews.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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Combs was initially indicted in September 2024, with his seven-week trial beginning on May 5.—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Some of their struggles can be blamed on a tough slate of defenses.—
Michael Salfino,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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Real leadership requires a basic understanding of facts and a desire to do more than just blame others.—
Jade Jackson,
IndyStar,
5 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The story of a Louisville man charged in connection to the murder of his fiancée had not fully unraveled when he was acquitted in 1991.—
Leo Bertucci,
Louisville Courier Journal,
4 Oct. 2025
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Stryker also faces a charge of possession of a dangerous weapon by a person under 18 and Sonneman is charged with possession of a firearm by a felon.—
Cathy Kozlowicz,
jsonline.com,
4 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Exxon was the first American company to sue Cuban state companies, Cimex and Unión Cuba-Petróleo in 2019, for the exploitation of service stations confiscated by the Cuban government.—
Nora Gamez Torres,
Miami Herald,
3 Oct. 2025
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In a statement shared with The Guardian, a spokesperson for Ferguson said the duchess felt compelled to send the email after Epstein allegedly threatened to sue her for defamation over her comments to the Standard.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Maxwell, 62, had asked the high court to review whether she was improperly prosecuted despite Epstein’s 2007 non-prosecution agreement with federal prosecutors in Florida.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Oct. 2025
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That 2007 agreement was forged in Florida; Maxwell was prosecuted in New York.—
Devin Dwyer,
ABC News,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Accuse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accuse. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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