Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for criminate
Verb
  • Republicans balked, accusing Democrats of holding the government hostage by standing in the way of continued federal funding unless their health-care demands are met.
    Kevin Breuninger,Sam Meredith, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The lawsuit in Alexandria, Virginia federal court accuses Apple of religious discrimination and retaliation in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
    Reuters, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Bondi’s appearance on Fox News comes days after Comey was indicted by a federal grand jury on two of three counts sought by prosecutors, one count of making false statements and one count of obstruction of justice, according to documents.
    Sydney Topf, The Washington Examiner, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Now, a grand jury will be presented with evidence and will decide whether or not to indict Snelling.
    Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • He is also charged with felony discharge of a firearm, committing a violent act in the presence of a child, and two counts of witness tampering for instructing a roommate to delete incriminating texts and avoid cooperating with police.
    Amanda Castro Mandy Taheri Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
  • The Justice Department has spent months investigating, and there’s been no indication that prosecutors have managed to uncover any degree of incriminating evidence necessary to secure an indictment.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 21 Sep. 2025
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“Criminate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/criminate. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.

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