ARRAIGNS Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

arraigns

verb

present tense third-person singular of arraign

as in accuses

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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Pakistan routinely accuses Kabul of allowing militants, particularly the Pakistani Taliban, to operate from Afghan territory and launch attacks across the border.

— MUNIR AHMED, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2026
The suit accuses Publix of wrongful death, alleging breach of warranty and negligence.

— Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2026

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These days, Anya books two shows a night at Baby’s, which holds about 330 people.

— Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 2026
As for where to stay, Rister often books clients at The Modernist Thessaloniki set in a 1920s heritage building; The Excelsior, just a block away from the harbor; and Electra Palace Thessaloniki, a grande dame on Aristotelous Square.

— Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Sep. 2026

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In contrast, very little is known about how the hindbrain and spinal cord adopt different fates; the new paper cites only one reference on the topic.

— JOHN TIMMER, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2026
Sussman cites one study in which women who had substantial student-loan debt were around forty per cent less likely to have kids than those who didn’t carry debt.

— Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026

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King drops elephants through the air, erects wobbly Towers of Babel, lets characters run amok with depictions of her own pencils, and then summons a hand with a knife to clear a clean space on the page.

— Laura Preston, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
When the lawman asks for compensation for the fallen man’s widow, Cypher’s Frank Tanner summons a force to battle him.

— Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 10 Aug. 2026

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The piece also criticizes media and academic discussions that portray Latino men and Latinas as politically opposed blocs.

— Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
The Bolsonaro reaction Flávio Bolsonaro, by contrast, criticizes Brazilian democratic institutions – particularly the Supreme Court and the electoral system – as obstacles to restoring the country’s political order.

— Andre Pagliarini, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2026

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