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 case, first filed in Loudoun County Circuit Court in May 2025 and later moved to federal court on May 27, 2026, accuses the restaurant of failing to maintain safe conditions for guests.
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Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 2 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
Continue reading … CHANGING HER TUNE — Jill Biden's own spokesman accuses her of ‘changing the tape’ on debate night.
—FOXNews.com, 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 lawsuit, filed on Monday in Florida’s tenth circuit, accuses OpenAI of deceptive and unfair trade practices, negligence and violating product liability laws.
—Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 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
Flores accuses Goodell of wrongful acts and maintains the commissioner can’t credibly serve as the arbitrator with such a conflict of interest.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 26 May 2026
Separate from Khalil’s federal case, which accuses the White House of violating his free speech rights, the Palestinian activist is also fighting deportation in his immigration case — a process that, until now, has been overseen by the Executive Branch.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 22 May 2026
Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 2 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
Continue reading … CHANGING HER TUNE — Jill Biden's own spokesman accuses her of ‘changing the tape’ on debate night.
—FOXNews.com, 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 lawsuit, filed on Monday in Florida’s tenth circuit, accuses OpenAI of deceptive and unfair trade practices, negligence and violating product liability laws.
—Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 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
Flores accuses Goodell of wrongful acts and maintains the commissioner can’t credibly serve as the arbitrator with such a conflict of interest.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 26 May 2026
Separate from Khalil’s federal case, which accuses the White House of violating his free speech rights, the Palestinian activist is also fighting deportation in his immigration case — a process that, until now, has been overseen by the Executive Branch.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 22 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accuses
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The beginning of this short but deeply human missive indicts the racial politics of the era and the shameful legacy of slavery.—
Anna Holmes,
The Atlantic,
27 May 2026
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Véliz indicts the process of prediction on two levels.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
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Davenport blames it on the business’s contraction.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
28 May 2026
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Faye, disappointed to see that the safe has no money, blames Rue for the deception and screams to wake her boyfriend.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
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“Accuses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accuses. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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