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 the city of taking no efforts to stop trespassers and failing to compensate the owners for their loss of use and enjoyment of the property.
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Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Kelly accuses Noem of obstructing congressional oversight of immigration enforcement operations, directing unconstitutional actions, and using her office for personal benefit by steering federal funds to her associates.
—Todd Feurer, CBS News, 2 Feb. 2026
The executive order also accuses Cuba of providing safe haven for transnational terrorist groups, such as Hezbollah and Hamas.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2026
The lawsuit, filed by Truist and its subsidiary Grandbridge in March 2023, accuses the trio of colluding to defect to rival Colliers Mortgage Holdings.
—Charlotte Observer, 29 Jan. 2026
The indictment also accuses Patrick James of using the fraud scheme to enrich himself by hundreds of millions of dollars.
—Sasha Richie, Dallas Morning News, 29 Jan. 2026
The civil complaint accuses hospital staff of failing to put a safety clamp on the peripheral IV tubing to prevent uncontrolled flow of D10 into Zendaya and failing to disconnect the IV tubing from Zendaya after the umbilical catheters were placed.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 27 Jan. 2026
Uhlaender accuses the governing body of a flawed investigation and that evidence or testimony from the athletes competing in Lake Placid was never considered.
—Don Riddell, CNN Money, 26 Jan. 2026
Percy Jackson and the Olympians follows Percy (Walker Scobell), the demigod son of Poseidon whom Zeus accuses of stealing his Master Bolt.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Jan. 2026
Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Kelly accuses Noem of obstructing congressional oversight of immigration enforcement operations, directing unconstitutional actions, and using her office for personal benefit by steering federal funds to her associates.
—Todd Feurer, CBS News, 2 Feb. 2026
The executive order also accuses Cuba of providing safe haven for transnational terrorist groups, such as Hezbollah and Hamas.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2026
The lawsuit, filed by Truist and its subsidiary Grandbridge in March 2023, accuses the trio of colluding to defect to rival Colliers Mortgage Holdings.
—Charlotte Observer, 29 Jan. 2026
The indictment also accuses Patrick James of using the fraud scheme to enrich himself by hundreds of millions of dollars.
—Sasha Richie, Dallas Morning News, 29 Jan. 2026
The civil complaint accuses hospital staff of failing to put a safety clamp on the peripheral IV tubing to prevent uncontrolled flow of D10 into Zendaya and failing to disconnect the IV tubing from Zendaya after the umbilical catheters were placed.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 27 Jan. 2026
Uhlaender accuses the governing body of a flawed investigation and that evidence or testimony from the athletes competing in Lake Placid was never considered.
—Don Riddell, CNN Money, 26 Jan. 2026
Percy Jackson and the Olympians follows Percy (Walker Scobell), the demigod son of Poseidon whom Zeus accuses of stealing his Master Bolt.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accuses
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Israeli court indicts the brother of Shin Bet chief David Zini for smuggling tens of thousands of dollars’ worth of cigarettes into Gaza during the war.—
Julia Frankel,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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Where Rockwell observed, McNaughton indicts.—
Philip Martin,
Washington Post,
7 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The baseless blames for a nation’s problems.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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The current administration blames their predecessors.—
Ali Bauman,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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