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
Israel and the United States condemned the move, accusing the court of equating Israeli leaders with Hamas terrorists.
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Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026
Pacheco's family has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Henley, Mansion Live, and JMC Security, accusing them of negligence in her death.
—Todd Feurer, CBS News, 10 June 2026
His surreal, neo-noir thriller follows jazz musician Frank Madison (Bill Pullman), who is accused of murdering his wife (Patricia Arquette).
—Irenie Forshaw, TheWeek, 10 June 2026
One man was accused of then kicking out the remaining glass and trying to escape, police said in a statement.
—ABC News, 10 June 2026
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Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026
Pacheco's family has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Henley, Mansion Live, and JMC Security, accusing them of negligence in her death.
—Todd Feurer, CBS News, 10 June 2026
His surreal, neo-noir thriller follows jazz musician Frank Madison (Bill Pullman), who is accused of murdering his wife (Patricia Arquette).
—Irenie Forshaw, TheWeek, 10 June 2026
One man was accused of then kicking out the remaining glass and trying to escape, police said in a statement.
—ABC News, 10 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for accuse
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Said Abdullahi Ereg was indicted on June 24, 2024, on charges including conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud and money laundering.—
Alicia Victoria Lozano,
NBC news,
11 June 2026
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Nine people, including former CNN anchor Don Lemon, were initially arrested with 30 more later indicted on federal charges in connection with the incident.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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Iran blamed the United States for the escalation.—
Jon Gambrell,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2026
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The leftist indoctrination in K-12 schools, as well as universities, is largely to blame for the youth vote’s enthusiasm for socialism and communism.—
Betsy McCaughey,
Boston Herald,
8 June 2026
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Avoid any water that may be charged with electricity and do not attempt to walk through floodwaters.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 June 2026
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Jones is additionally charged with two counts of obstructing justice, and Dowling is charged with 14 additional counts of tampering with records.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
7 June 2026
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The department would eventually sue the medical school if such a resolution is not found.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
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That’s a problem, the court said, because while publishers may have been able to sue to stop third parties from publishing defamatory statements appearing in Google search results, only Google can correct the underlying algorithm and outputs displayed in AI Overviews.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
10 June 2026
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The office is prosecuting a former special forces soldier and Google employee for using inside information to make thousands on Polymarket.—
Katherine Faulders,
ABC News,
13 June 2026
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In a decision issued June 11, the New Hampshire Supreme Court reversed the second-degree murder conviction, arguing that the murder and assault charges should not have been prosecuted together.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
12 June 2026
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“Accuse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accuse. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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