Definition of chargednext
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charged

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verb

past tense of charge
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as in entrusted
to give a task, duty, or responsibility to we're charging you with the care of your little sister while we're gone for the evening

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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of charged
Adjective
The result is an urgent, propulsive song with a raw spirit and some of Pop’s most super-charged writing with deceptively simple lyrics about love and war, dripping with desperation. Debby Wolfinsohn, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026 What Happens Next Greene is likely to continue stoking controversy by breaking with her party, as conversations around immigration remain charged and divisive. Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
Rios was not charged in connection with the helicopter crash. Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026 After investigators interviewed Butka about the accusation, he was charged with the felony, authorities said. Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for charged
Recent Examples of Synonyms for charged
Adjective
  • Engineered as a premier compact display for dedicated gaming setups and bedroom home theaters, the Sony A90K OLED delivers breathtaking visual fidelity.
    Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Nattiv skilfully braids together the key events that lead to Rita’s breakdown, with a breathtaking sense of tension across the flashbacks.
    Tomris Laffly, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Charland said the community has become passionate about the museum.
    Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026
  • There were also passionate tributes this evening to outgoing Festival director José Luis Rebordinos, who steps down after this year’s edition, his 17th at the helm.
    Zac Ntim, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • The 27-year-old pre-training researcher’s dramatic resignation has fired off a provocative warning on X that instantly sent ripples across the tech sector.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Both its outlandish and provocative nature could translate into a bit of surprise win for the box office.
    Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
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  • In one of her first meetings, she was asked to look at the designs for a new truck cab and formally approve it.
    Sam Forsdick, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2026
  • An indiscriminate cast of men and women, boys and girls, is asked to act out athletic tasks.
    Megan Feringa, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
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  • The cutthroat nature, imposed mostly by Jerry, at the audition dissipates; everyone, except Jerry, is being genuinely welcoming and encouraging of Mona stepping in.
    Cortlyn Kelly, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Trump imposed import taxes of up to 50% on a range of Canadian products.
    Rio Yamat, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2026
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  • In 1996, Lockyer entrusted Sher to serve on a joint Assembly-Senate conference committee that produced landmark legislation that sought to deregulate California’s electricity system.
    Dan Morain, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Women need to be entrusted with the roles, businesses and transformations that create the next generation of CEOs.
    WWD Staff, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026
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  • That puts the network front and center, and it must be engineered as a first-class part of the architecture, rather than ordered last.
    Ido Susan, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Newsom ordered the dismantling of San Quentin’s death row and execution chamber.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Unable to picture evil as anything other than devilish, critics accused Arendt of excusing the perpetrators and blaming the victims.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Human rights groups and United Nations officials have accused the Syrian government of widespread abuses in its detention facilities, including torture and arbitrary detention of thousands of people, in many cases without informing their families.
    ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026

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“Charged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/charged. Accessed 20 Sep. 2026.

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