as in indicting
to make a claim of wrongdoing against
she was accused of lying on the employment application
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Recent Examples of accusing
Republicans balked, accusing Democrats of holding the government hostage by standing in the way of continued federal funding unless their health-care demands are met.
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Kevin Breuninger,sam Meredith, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
Perhaps Musk didn’t care whether a dubious video accusing Disney World employees of being pedophiles was true.
—Jacob Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
The decision to place Hauck on leave followed three complaints accusing him of inappropriate speech on multiple occasions, according to records received via a Freedom of Information Act request.
—Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2025
The union held a rally in Queens, hoping to bring attention to the job losses and accusing Amazon of cutting ties with the DSP as retaliation for its drivers joining the Teamsters union last year.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 30 Sep. 2025
Local budgets are under more scrutiny than ever with Florida Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia leading the state’s DOGE effort that’s accusing metropolitan governments of over-taxing residents as spending and property-tax revenues grow.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
Israel broke a ceasefire earlier this year, accusing Hamas of scuttling it.
—Emily Feng, NPR, 30 Sep. 2025
The pair’s relationship was strained in the years after the seven-time Grammy winner became famous, with Ciccone at one point accusing his sister of outing him as gay during an interview.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 29 Sep. 2025
More than 85 scientists denounced the report, accusing officials of cherry-picking facts and figures to allow for the administration’s fossil fuel ambitions.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 23 Sep. 2025
Kevin Breuninger,sam Meredith, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
Perhaps Musk didn’t care whether a dubious video accusing Disney World employees of being pedophiles was true.
—Jacob Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
The decision to place Hauck on leave followed three complaints accusing him of inappropriate speech on multiple occasions, according to records received via a Freedom of Information Act request.
—Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2025
The union held a rally in Queens, hoping to bring attention to the job losses and accusing Amazon of cutting ties with the DSP as retaliation for its drivers joining the Teamsters union last year.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 30 Sep. 2025
Local budgets are under more scrutiny than ever with Florida Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia leading the state’s DOGE effort that’s accusing metropolitan governments of over-taxing residents as spending and property-tax revenues grow.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
Israel broke a ceasefire earlier this year, accusing Hamas of scuttling it.
—Emily Feng, NPR, 30 Sep. 2025
The pair’s relationship was strained in the years after the seven-time Grammy winner became famous, with Ciccone at one point accusing his sister of outing him as gay during an interview.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 29 Sep. 2025
More than 85 scientists denounced the report, accusing officials of cherry-picking facts and figures to allow for the administration’s fossil fuel ambitions.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accusing
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Detectives continued working the case for years, and in 2022, arrested Shannon Robinson, as well as another individual, but a grand jury didn’t end up indicting them at the time, Sheriff Tim Soignet said.—
Olivia Lloyd,
Miami Herald,
18 Sep. 2025
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Both cases were dismissed last November in line with longstanding Justice Department policy against indicting sitting presidents.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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In the wake of the assassination of prominent conservative figure Charlie Kirk, the rhetoric wars have taken to new levels of vitriol, with many on the right blaming the left writ large for such political violence, and vice versa.—
Kayla Dwyer,
IndyStar,
1 Oct. 2025
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Both parties are blaming each other, though a new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll shows that more Americans hold Republicans responsible for the impasse.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Factors like geography and charging accessibility are important here, analysts said.—
Greg Iacurci,
CNBC,
3 Oct. 2025
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For apartment residents or those without garages, the lack of charging options makes EV adoption impractical.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Accusing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accusing. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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