as in indicts
to make a claim of wrongdoing against
she was accused of lying on the employment application
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Recent Examples of accuses
The lawsuit also accuses the company of misrepresenting the type of content available on its platform.
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Skyler Shepard, Sun Sentinel, 15 June 2026
Joslin's lawsuit accuses the National Park Service, the Department of Interior and other defendants of constitutional violations, including violating Joslin’s right to free speech.
—ABC News, 14 June 2026
The subsequent investigation accuses Marcovich of making a total of 136 calls between March 19 and June 5 while in the jail's custody.
—Logan Smith, CBS News, 14 June 2026
Look, everyone accuses me of overhyping things.
—Kate Aurthur, Variety, 11 June 2026
The lawsuit accuses Boscio and the union of defamation.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 11 June 2026
The latest lawsuit, filed today in California, accuses OpenAI’s ChatGPT — specifically the chatbot’s now-defunct GPT-4o model — of encouraging the suicide of Alice Carrier, a 24-year-old web developer in Montreal, Canada.
—Maggie Harrison Dupré, Futurism, 11 June 2026
The agency accuses Cherry Creek Schools of violating Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
—Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 8 June 2026
Tom accuses me of physically abusing Nick Bilton.
—Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 7 June 2026
Skyler Shepard, Sun Sentinel, 15 June 2026
Joslin's lawsuit accuses the National Park Service, the Department of Interior and other defendants of constitutional violations, including violating Joslin’s right to free speech.
—ABC News, 14 June 2026
The subsequent investigation accuses Marcovich of making a total of 136 calls between March 19 and June 5 while in the jail's custody.
—Logan Smith, CBS News, 14 June 2026
Look, everyone accuses me of overhyping things.
—Kate Aurthur, Variety, 11 June 2026
The lawsuit accuses Boscio and the union of defamation.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 11 June 2026
The latest lawsuit, filed today in California, accuses OpenAI’s ChatGPT — specifically the chatbot’s now-defunct GPT-4o model — of encouraging the suicide of Alice Carrier, a 24-year-old web developer in Montreal, Canada.
—Maggie Harrison Dupré, Futurism, 11 June 2026
The agency accuses Cherry Creek Schools of violating Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
—Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 8 June 2026
Tom accuses me of physically abusing Nick Bilton.
—Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 7 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accuses
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The film neither glamorizes nor indicts Solanas, who Taylor humanizes without softening or sentimentalizing her.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
10 June 2026
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His intervention comes as Washington indicts and probes governors for alleged cartel ties.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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This lawsuit, like numerous other similar cases that have come before it, alleges a design defect with ChatGPT itself and blames OpenAI for knowingly deploying a dangerous product.—
Cyrus Farivar,
ArsTechnica,
12 June 2026
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But none of that mattered to a Knicks fan base that now blames him for ending a 13-game winning streak.—
Rob Crilly,
The Washington Examiner,
12 June 2026
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“Accuses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accuses. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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