criminating

present participle of criminate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for criminating
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
  • Perhaps Musk didn’t care whether a dubious video accusing Disney World employees of being pedophiles was true.
    Jacob Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Detectives continued working the case for years, and in 2022, arrested Shannon Robinson, as well as another individual, but a grand jury didn’t end up indicting them at the time, Sheriff Tim Soignet said.
    Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Both cases were dismissed last November in line with longstanding Justice Department policy against indicting sitting presidents.
    arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 14 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Some lawmakers have also called on DOJ to take a more active role in prosecuting criminals who pretend to be ICE agents.
    Allison Gordon, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
  • In articles, litigation, and other public forums, leaders of those organizations argued that rather than stifle hate groups, prosecuting hate speakers would draw attention to their ideas and increase the following of these organizations.
    Time, Time, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Criminating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/criminating. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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