as in accuses
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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But Ukraine accuses Russia of an imperial war of aggression and trying to fold the country under Moscow's control, erasing its sovereignty and national identity.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025 -
The county accuses the PUC of ignoring testimony and a report promoting natural gas or small nuclear power reactors as ways to produce cleaner energy while maintaining the levels of jobs and tax revenue that coal has generated.—
Judith Kohler,
Denver Post,
11 Sep. 2025
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South Korea reportedly indicts its former prime minister.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Criminates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/criminates. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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