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Recent Examples of Synonyms for criminate
Verb
  • The narcissistic parent might also guilt trip the child for expressing their feelings, thoughts, or needs—accusing them of being too demanding or overwhelming, annoying, or stressing them out, even when a child clearly needs help or comfort.
    ​Wendy Wisner, Parents, 15 May 2025
  • In January, Baldoni accused Lively and her husband, Ryan Reynolds, of civil extortion, defamation and more in a $400 million lawsuit, which mentioned Swift.
    Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2025
Verb
  • In 2023, a grand jury indicted Gutierrez-Reed on a felony charge of bringing a firearm into a New Mexico bar on Oct. 1, 2021.
    Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 24 May 2025
  • Smerling was previously indicted in January on charges of embezzling from a business partner.
    Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 20 May 2025
Verb
  • However, the search turned up nothing—Katarina had already disposed of anything that could incriminate her son.
    Isadora Wandermurem, Time, 16 May 2025
  • Authorities found loads of incriminating evidence after executing search warrants on his trailer and hotel room.
    Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2025
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“Criminate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/criminate. Accessed 27 May. 2025.

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