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 the vote to impeach, Republicans overwhelmingly joined with Democrats in a 121-23 vote.
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Kimberly Ross, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Someone should be impeaching this Laporta clown.
—Pol Ballus, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
Trump was impeached for the first time just a few months later but was acquitted in a Senate trial.
—Michael Collins, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2025
Two judges were impeached and removed; a third resigned.
—Muhammad U. Faridi, New York Daily News, 17 Aug. 2025
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Kimberly Ross, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Someone should be impeaching this Laporta clown.
—Pol Ballus, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
Trump was impeached for the first time just a few months later but was acquitted in a Senate trial.
—Michael Collins, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2025
Two judges were impeached and removed; a third resigned.
—Muhammad U. Faridi, New York Daily News, 17 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impeach
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Campbell has accused the SCORE Act of disadvantaging these groups while coddling the NCAA.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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Tate has been accused of assaulting at least four 14 and 15-year-old boys, but police believe that there could be more victims and are encouraging parents to speak with their children to see if they were harmed.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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As if cybersecurity wasn’t challenging enough, fewer CISA employees are being asked to do more and more work protecting American cyberspace during the shutdown.—
Richard Forno,
The Conversation,
7 Oct. 2025
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The clash comes amid lawsuits from states and cities challenging the use of federal law enforcement and military forces in local jurisdictions.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025
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Zohran Mamdani, Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City, shared what New York Attorney General Letitia James told him after she was indicted on Thursday.—
Deputy News Editor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Oct. 2025
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Pulte got his money back and the former West associate was indicted on a federal wire fraud charge, though the case was later dropped.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
11 Oct. 2025
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Canales’ trust in Young growing A week after Dave Canales called a couple of running plays on third-and-long — prompting a veteran coach with another team to question Canales’ faith in his quarterback — Canales was more aggressive with his play calling with the game on the line.—
Joseph Person,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Once Gein's crimes came to light, he was questioned about a number of additional disappearances in the region.—
JR Radcliffe,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Maxwell, 62, had asked the high court to review whether she was improperly prosecuted despite Epstein’s 2007 non-prosecution agreement with federal prosecutors in Florida.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Oct. 2025
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That 2007 agreement was forged in Florida; Maxwell was prosecuted in New York.—
Devin Dwyer,
ABC News,
6 Oct. 2025
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The company disputed the claim, and the case was dropped after mediation.—
Isabel Rosales,
CNN Money,
11 Oct. 2025
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After the trial, two jurors disputed the foreperson’s account.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Impeach.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impeach. Accessed 12 Oct. 2025.
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