Thesaurus results for ALLEGATION

allegation

noun

as in accusation

a statement saying that someone has done something wrong or illegal The police are investigating allegations that the mayor has accepted bribes. The mayor denies the allegations against him.

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Recent Examples of allegation One of the first allegations that Epstein was exploiting his associations with the modeling world appeared in a police report filed in 1997 in California. —

Curt Devine, CNN Money, 13 June 2026 The Tribune’s reporting revealed that, in one instance, a medical business did not look any further into patient abuse allegations after one of its employees resigned following an incident that resulted in battery and public indecency convictions. —

Emily Hoerner, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026 Before, there were allegations that Barron’s older siblings were not invited to his last birthday party. —

Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 12 June 2026 Baldoni denied the allegations and later filed a $400 million lawsuit against Lively, her husband Ryan Reynolds, publicist Leslie Sloane and others. —

Elizabeth Rosner, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for allegation

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In January 2010, Mayorga reached an out-of-court settlement with Ronaldo’s lawyers — the footballer was not present at mediation — and received $375,000 in return for agreeing never to go public with the accusations, and for the settlement not to be viewed as an admission of guilt.

— Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 16 June 2026
Hoiby, 29, had pleaded not guilty to the most severe accusations against him, including those of rape, while admitting to some lesser ones, and can appeal the verdict.

— Reuters, CNN Money, 15 June 2026