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
Three others have been charged in connection to the incident, Boyd said. Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026 D4vd, whose legal name is David Anthony Burke, has been charged with killing and dismembering the 14-year-old. Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 25 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for charged
Recent Examples of Synonyms for charged
Adjective
  • This breathtaking start follows recent debate over potential fatigue for franchise films, including those of the superhero variety, given that DC Studios’ Supergirl underperformed earlier this summer.
    Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Almost every day there is a new announcement about some resoundingly breathtaking AI innovation.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Adjective
  • Competing in his home country of Canada against top heel champion MJF with a passionate crowd behind him felt like the perfect setting.
    Rob Wolkenbrod, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
  • Later, their tentative friendship turns into something more passionate — to the dismay of eavesdropping Asla, who realizes she is not the party Helge’s charm was aimed at.
    Dennis Harvey, Variety, 26 July 2026
Adjective
  • The songs feature confident lyricism and insights into the star’s personal life, and both arrived alongside provocative music videos that expand Black’s exciting and unique visual world.
    Jack Irvin, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026
  • The ad’s most provocative image was of American soldiers’ tombs at the Arlington National Cemetery.
    Harry Booth, Time, 17 July 2026
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  • Twice during Tuesday’s hearing lawmakers asked Kozak whether the State Department had been consulted before Noem ended Haiti’s TPS designation, as required by statute.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
  • In fact, when asked why humility seems to be such a common denominator among elite performers, Hawk immediately connected it to curiosity.
    Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
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  • Paul Barnkow, Arvada I’m reading with interest the articles regarding the water restrictions imposed by Denver Water and that the restrictions aren’t generating the reductions requested.
    DP Opinion, Denver Post, 2 Aug. 2026
  • That’s a broad, durable domestic consensus, not simply an arrangement imposed from outside—even if Washington helped clear the path.
    Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
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  • As congestion grows, so has the challenge – entrusted to Space Force Guardians – of identifying and tracking any object larger than a basketball.
    Anna Mulrine Grobe, Christian Science Monitor, 30 July 2026
  • It was enabled by those most entrusted to prevent it, acting in the belief that the cause required continuity.
    Michael Sonnenfeldt, Fortune, 19 July 2026
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  • When court resumed later in the afternoon, the judge ordered Lux to undergo a mental health evaluation at Bridgewater State Hospital.
    Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2026
  • As a condition of his bond, Reyes was ordered to wear a GPS monitoring device.
    Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 July 2026
Verb
  • The Africa Corps fights alongside the Malian army and has been accused of gross human rights violations.
    ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026
  • But it’s been accused of falling behind in AI, and its core business might have fewer growth opportunities than a rapidly advancing new technology.
    Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 31 July 2026

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“Charged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/charged. Accessed 3 Aug. 2026.

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