1
as in to accuse
to make a claim of wrongdoing against
the company's president has been impeached by the Securities and Exchange Commission
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2
as in to challenge
to demand proof of the truth or rightness of
questionable methodology that should cause us to impeach the findings of this survey on obesity
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Recent Examples of impeach
In law, the tactic of claiming an accuser is unreliable or untrustworthy is known as impeaching the witness.
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Centerstage in Scott’s release is a recorded interview with a jailhouse informant that could have been used to impeach the testimony of a key witness.
—Tony Saavedra, Oc Register, 17 Sep. 2025
In the vote to impeach, Republicans overwhelmingly joined with Democrats in a 121-23 vote.
—Kimberly Ross, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Someone should be impeaching this Laporta clown.
—Pol Ballus, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Centerstage in Scott’s release is a recorded interview with a jailhouse informant that could have been used to impeach the testimony of a key witness.
—Tony Saavedra, Oc Register, 17 Sep. 2025
In the vote to impeach, Republicans overwhelmingly joined with Democrats in a 121-23 vote.
—Kimberly Ross, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Someone should be impeaching this Laporta clown.
—Pol Ballus, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impeach
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The United States has imposed sanctions on eight North Korean individuals and two entities, accusing them of laundering funds from cybercrime and fraud and channeling them into the North’s nuclear weapons program.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Agents with Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin's office last week arrested two Helena-West Helena residents, one of them an employee with the state Department of Corrections, accused of working together to defraud the state's Medicaid program, a Tuesday news release from Griffin's office states.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Nov. 2025
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The rise of autocratic Russia and China has challenged this global order.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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Kimberly-Clark has been attempting to challenge the dominance of consumer goliath Procter & Gamble, whose business spans all drugstore aisles, including cold and digestion medicines.—
NPR,
NPR,
4 Nov. 2025
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She was indicted in 2019, when Americans controlled the federal government.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
8 Nov. 2025
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Dugan was indicted that same day.—
John Diedrich,
jsonline.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Leaders must analyze complex data, question AI outputs and make ethical decisions amid rapid change.—
Rolling Stone Culture Council,
Rolling Stone,
10 Nov. 2025
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In September 2025, TCC Chief Financial Officer Pamela Anglin questioned the drastic drop in votes allotted.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Nov. 2025
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In the following years, Suharto’s children were prosecuted, and his youngest was convicted of corruption.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
11 Nov. 2025
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Assistant’s plea scheduled While their cases are related, Trauernicht and McFadden are being prosecuted separately.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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The poll, conducted on behalf of the Ohio Federation of Teachers, shows Acton with a higher favorability among Ohio likely voters—including a potentially key 21-point advantage among independent voters—but Ramaswamy's campaign has disputed these results.—
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Nov. 2025
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Út and his attorney dispute the findings of Knight’s team and steadfastly maintain that Út took the photo.—
Maria Fontoura,
Rolling Stone,
7 Nov. 2025
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In November 2026, 33 seats will be contested, 20 of which are currently held by Republicans and 13 by Democrats.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Queens went 6-for-30 (20%) from deep and Winthrop wasn’t much better at 8-for-25 (32%), which meant most of the game was contested the old-fashioned way, via drives and rebounding and tough defense.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Impeach.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impeach. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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