criminating

present participle of criminate

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Verb
  • Conservative critics seized upon those allegations, accusing Hosseini of exerting outsized influence over UF’s presidential search process and questioning whether trustees had exercised independent judgment in selecting Bell.
    Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 24 June 2026
  • The pageant organization had previously struck a three-year deal in April 2024 to air the beauty pageants; however, in May 2024, Miss USA 2023 Noelia Voigt and Miss Teen USA 2023 UmaSofia Srivastava resigned from their positions, accusing the organizers of abuse and bullying.
    Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026
Verb
  • Now Washington has sharply escalated tensions by indicting the 94-year-old former Cuban president, Raúl Castro (brother of Fidel).
    Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 22 May 2026
  • Natalie Neysa Alund Cuba's President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez fired back at the Justice Department for indicting Castro on Wednesday, saying the country acted in self defense in the more than three-decade-old killings.
    Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 20 May 2026
Verb
  • Last month, Judge Crenshaw concluded that while there was insufficient evidence to prove actual vindictiveness, the government could not justify its sudden shift from wanting to deport Abrego Garcia to prosecuting him.
    Laura Romero, ABC News, 22 June 2026
  • Charging and prosecuting cases involving traffic and vessel collisions resulting in fatalities are always difficult decisions.
    Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 22 June 2026
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“Criminating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/criminating. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.

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