as in to accuse
to make a claim of wrongdoing against
scornfully declaring that he was not the only one to blame, he immediately began criminating a host of confederates
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Groft was accused of cutting down 12 trees, as well as sawing the limb off a 13th, across a seven-day period beginning April 13 — sometimes in broad daylight, other times in the dead of night.—
Grace Toohey,
Los Angeles Times,
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Lively accused Baldoni and his associates of having waged a retaliatory smear campaign against her.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Bezalel Zini, brother of Israeli security service chief David Zini, was indicted over smuggling 14 cartons of cigarettes through the Sufa crossing between southern Gaza and Israel in a scheme that netted him about $117,000.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026
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Three former Catholic Charities employees have been indicted in a $2 million fraud scheme.—
JR Radcliffe,
jsonline.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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As Hawk’s handlers, Bomer and Diaz learn that a mysterious and incriminating video featuring the actor may come to light.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
4 Feb. 2026
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The judge's ruling said incriminating statements were illegally collected during a jailhouse interview with Fohrenkam.—
WCCO Staff,
CBS News,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Criminate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/criminate. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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