as in plaintiff
the person in a legal proceeding who makes a charge of wrongdoing against another
the complainant charged that the defendant had broken the ironclad contract that both had signed
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Recent Examples of complainant
The complainant’s identity was not revealed.
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Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
1 May 2026
The move comes after policies were earlier introduced by Meta that complainants say may unfairly prevent rival AI providers from offering their business services through WhatsApp.
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Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
15 Apr. 2026
In February, he was subsequently charged with two further counts of rape relating to a separate complainant.
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Colin Millar,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2026
The complainant claimed they were interrogated for over 12 hours, not allowed to make phone calls and received no food.
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Tim Dunn,
Boston Herald,
11 Apr. 2026
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Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
1 May 2026
The move comes after policies were earlier introduced by Meta that complainants say may unfairly prevent rival AI providers from offering their business services through WhatsApp.
—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
15 Apr. 2026
In February, he was subsequently charged with two further counts of rape relating to a separate complainant.
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Colin Millar,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2026
The complainant claimed they were interrogated for over 12 hours, not allowed to make phone calls and received no food.
—
Tim Dunn,
Boston Herald,
11 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for complainant
plaintiff
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The plaintiffs allege Bio-Lab and the parent company, Kik LLC, had a history of chemical storage issues, and staff incorrectly tried to put out a water-reactive chemical reaction by adding water before the fire began, thereby causing the fire and toxic gas plume.
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Using the algorithm, station owners inflated gasoline by as much as 22 cents a gallon and diesel by 33 cents, on top of already high prices caused by the US war with Iran, the plaintiffs alleged.
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“Complainant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/complainant. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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