ARRAIGNING Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

arraigning

verb

present participle of arraign

as in appealing

law to state the charges against someone who is accused of a crime in a formal procedure before a judge

—usually used as (be) arraigned He was arraigned on charges of manslaughter.

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Baela calls her out on this, accusing her of simply using people as tools, and Baela and her dragon are confined to the Red Keep.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Robert Carradine's family is suing over his suicide, accusing a University of California Los Angeles facility of failing to prevent his death.

— Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of accusing

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The woods could be hiding places of witches and sorcerers, disguised as the old and feeble, but capable of summoning wonder and terrors, charms as well as curses.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 July 2026
Various Maji clans such as the Omi Clan, or Maji of Water, and Ikú Clan, or Maji of Life and Death, practice different forms of magic, with Omi Tiders wielding waves and Ikù Reapers, like Zelie’s mother, summoning souls.

— Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 28 July 2026

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The San Jose Police Department and Santa Clara District Attorney’s Office declined to provide additional details, including a possible motive, citing an ongoing investigation.

— Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
Analysts like Berenberg Bank and Bernstein are now bullish, citing robust demand for new models, strong price/mix, personalization, and an order book filled through next year.

— Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

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Suppliers with no legal obligation to refund will often move a booking rather than lose the customer, and Sensible Weather's Cavanaugh says booking direct rather than through a third party usually buys you a real person to ask.

— Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Mack almost missed out on the excitement of booking the role altogether.

— Jane LaCroix, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026

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Now Washington has sharply escalated tensions by indicting the 94-year-old former Cuban president, Raúl Castro (brother of Fidel).

— Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 22 May 2026
Natalie Neysa Alund Cuba's President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez fired back at the Justice Department for indicting Castro on Wednesday, saying the country acted in self defense in the more than three-decade-old killings.

— Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 20 May 2026

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Restrictions have extended outside the classroom, with some teachers being fired or punished for criticizing conservative activist Charlie Kirk after his assassination.

— Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2026
In 2022, Cunningham shared a message criticizing the participation of Lia Thomas in women’s college swimming and said athletes should have the opportunity to compete fairly.

— Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026

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The Los Angeles County Fire Department and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection released a report blaming the Eaton Fire on electrical arcing events that took place on an out-of-service Southern California Edison (SCE) tower.

— Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
Jeanine Pirro after her office moves to drop vandalism charges over damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, blaming faulty construction instead.

— Aamer Madhani, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2026

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