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 Hoffman family has filed a lawsuit against Boelter, which accuses him of assault, battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligence and negligence per se, according to the civil complaint.
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Nick Lentz, CBS News, 8 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
Pashinyan’s main rival is the Strong Armenia Party, which wants closer business ties with Russia and accuses Pashinyan of attempting to spark a war with Moscow.
—ABC News, 6 June 2026
Legal and privacy concerns The lawsuit accuses Amazon of violating the Federal Trade Commission Act, which prohibits deceptive and unfair business practices.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 4 June 2026
The criminal indictment accuses the ship operator of intentionally relying on an improper fuel pump and then lying about it to investigators.
—Michael Kunzelman, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
The state’s complaint also accuses OpenAI of designing the chatbot to be addictive and destructive to children and adults.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 1 June 2026
The wide-ranging lawsuit accuses OpenAI of four counts of deceptive and unfair trade practices, two counts of negligence, two counts of violating product liability laws, and one count each of fraudulent misrepresentation and causing a public nuisance.
—Jared Perlo, NBC news, 1 June 2026
Nick Lentz, CBS News, 8 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
Pashinyan’s main rival is the Strong Armenia Party, which wants closer business ties with Russia and accuses Pashinyan of attempting to spark a war with Moscow.
—ABC News, 6 June 2026
Legal and privacy concerns The lawsuit accuses Amazon of violating the Federal Trade Commission Act, which prohibits deceptive and unfair business practices.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 4 June 2026
The criminal indictment accuses the ship operator of intentionally relying on an improper fuel pump and then lying about it to investigators.
—Michael Kunzelman, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
The state’s complaint also accuses OpenAI of designing the chatbot to be addictive and destructive to children and adults.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 1 June 2026
The wide-ranging lawsuit accuses OpenAI of four counts of deceptive and unfair trade practices, two counts of negligence, two counts of violating product liability laws, and one count each of fraudulent misrepresentation and causing a public nuisance.
—Jared Perlo, NBC news, 1 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accuses
Verb
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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
Verb
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The filing blames the company’s significant debt burden and the costs of its retail spaces as primary reasons for the bankruptcy filing.—
Carlton Gillespie,
Miami Herald,
3 June 2026
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Davenport blames it on the business’s contraction.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
28 May 2026
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“Accuses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accuses. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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