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
Last week, a federal appeals court ruled in favor of Haitian plaintiffs who sued the Department of Homeland Security accusing it of racial and national animus in seeking to end the protections.
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
Since October, Rivera said, her law firm has filed hundreds of habeas corpus lawsuits accusing the federal government of illegally detaining immigrants.
—Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
Kathy Ireland accused her former team of fumbling her multimillion-dollar fortune, according to documents obtained by Fox News Digital.
—Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 11 Mar. 2026
Many accused the family of creating false scarcity in order to juice the hype, but that simply wasn’t the case.
—Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 11 Mar. 2026
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
Since October, Rivera said, her law firm has filed hundreds of habeas corpus lawsuits accusing the federal government of illegally detaining immigrants.
—Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
Kathy Ireland accused her former team of fumbling her multimillion-dollar fortune, according to documents obtained by Fox News Digital.
—Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 11 Mar. 2026
Many accused the family of creating false scarcity in order to juice the hype, but that simply wasn’t the case.
—Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 11 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for accuse
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Vance Boelter, their alleged killer, was indicted on six federal charges and could face the death penalty.—
Chloe Rosen,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 2026
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Four reputed members of the 007 gang were indicted Wednesday for the murder of 16-year-old Claudia Quatey nearly three years after she was gunned down at a Queens playground, according to Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
12 Mar. 2026
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During his sentencing hearing at a Philadelphia courthouse, Seferlis apologized for writing the threatening letters, blaming the actions on his personal outrage over the plight of Palestinians in Gaza, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Mar. 2026
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The conservative leader has blamed some of the violence on neighboring Colombia, accusing its government of not doing enough to stop cartels that operate along the border between both nations.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Mar. 2026
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Addressing a crowd of at least 100,000 on Budapest's Heroes' Square, Magyar charged Orbán's government with turning Hungarians against one another through propaganda and divisive policies, and of steering the country away from its rightful place among Western democracies.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Mar. 2026
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Their 32-year-old son, Nick Reiner, has been charged with their murder, accused of fatally stabbing them.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
16 Mar. 2026
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The bill also clears a path for people to sue local governments for using tax dollars to support DEI initiatives.—
Jeffrey Schweers,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 Mar. 2026
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Vasquez responded that Epstein has nothing to do with the case and threatened to sue.—
Linda Robertson,
Miami Herald,
11 Mar. 2026
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If investigators determine that Noem knowingly misrepresented facts while testifying, the conduct should be prosecuted as a federal felony.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
14 Mar. 2026
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In extreme cases, you could also be prosecuted.—
Malaka Gharib,
NPR,
14 Mar. 2026
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“Accuse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accuse. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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