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 accuses Facebook's parent company, Meta, of negligence and breach of contract after continuously deactiving his commercial account for unjust and improper reasons.
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John Tufts, IndyStar, 6 Sep. 2025
The lawsuit accuses Webster of violating her federal constitutional rights through use of excessive force, cruel and unusual punishment and deprivation of due process by unlawfully detaining and sodomizing her.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
But after Davina publicly accuses Julia mid-labor of seducing Lord Lovat, the group of women suddenly turn on Julia, yelling at her to repent her sins and repeatedly questioning her about the paternity of her child.
—Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
The lawsuit accuses the manufacturers of coordinating with each other, through help from a trade organization, to limit the supply of trucks and drive up prices.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
After Keanu has a conversation with Ava, Ashley accuses him of trying to poison Ava’s mind.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 4 Sep. 2025
Left alone, Morticia accuses her daughter of having gone clinically insane.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
China accuses Quad nations of trying to replicate NATO.
—Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
Washington accuses Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro of leading a drug cartel and has put an up to $50 million bounty on his head.
—Npr's International Desk, NPR, 2 Sep. 2025
John Tufts, IndyStar, 6 Sep. 2025
The lawsuit accuses Webster of violating her federal constitutional rights through use of excessive force, cruel and unusual punishment and deprivation of due process by unlawfully detaining and sodomizing her.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
But after Davina publicly accuses Julia mid-labor of seducing Lord Lovat, the group of women suddenly turn on Julia, yelling at her to repent her sins and repeatedly questioning her about the paternity of her child.
—Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
The lawsuit accuses the manufacturers of coordinating with each other, through help from a trade organization, to limit the supply of trucks and drive up prices.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
After Keanu has a conversation with Ava, Ashley accuses him of trying to poison Ava’s mind.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 4 Sep. 2025
Left alone, Morticia accuses her daughter of having gone clinically insane.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
China accuses Quad nations of trying to replicate NATO.
—Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
Washington accuses Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro of leading a drug cartel and has put an up to $50 million bounty on his head.
—Npr's International Desk, NPR, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accuses
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South Korea reportedly indicts its former prime minister.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
29 Aug. 2025
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One owner blames the aggressive immigration enforcement near one of his restaurants.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Sep. 2025
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And in fact, somebody that Victor blames for the death of his beloved mother.—
Gerrad Hall,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Accuses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accuses. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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