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
The president was impeached twice during his first White House term and acquitted in the Senate both times, as a two-thirds majority of votes are required for conviction in the upper chamber.
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Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
Green for months has sought to trigger a vote on impeaching Trump, slamming his handling of both foreign and domestic policy issues.
—Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 24 June 2025
Democratic lawmakers did not tease the idea to impeach Obama at the time over the matter.
—Jenny Goldsberry, The Washington Examiner, 24 June 2025
And this was before Musk called for Trump to be impeached and accused him of being in the Epstein files.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
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Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
Green for months has sought to trigger a vote on impeaching Trump, slamming his handling of both foreign and domestic policy issues.
—Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 24 June 2025
Democratic lawmakers did not tease the idea to impeach Obama at the time over the matter.
—Jenny Goldsberry, The Washington Examiner, 24 June 2025
And this was before Musk called for Trump to be impeached and accused him of being in the Epstein files.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impeach
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In May 2024, federal prosecutors accused an Arizona woman of carrying out a scheme to help North Korean IT workers illegally obtain remote employment with American companies.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
1 July 2025
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Kennedy accused the organization of disregarding vaccine safety.—
Joshua P. Cohen,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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In 2024, when Mr. Bracy challenged Sen. Thompson in a Democratic primary, Bracy Davis backed Thompson instead of her brother.—
Essence News Editors,
Essence,
25 June 2025
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Whether Congress can successfully challenge Trump’s unilateral show of military force — something it is technically obliged to do under the Constitution — remains to be seen.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
25 June 2025
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Abrego Garcia was indicted on charges of alien smuggling and conspiracy by a grand jury in Tennessee earlier this month.—
Adam Sabes,
FOXNews.com,
28 June 2025
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Abrego Garcia was indicted by a federal grand jury on two criminal charges of conspiracy to transport aliens and unlawful transportation of undocumented aliens, counts linked to a 2022 traffic stop in which he was pulled over for speeding.—
Antonio Pequeño IV,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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Skeptics will point to his physical issues and question his fit outside the Warriors’ unique system.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
21 June 2025
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But an analysis of new data from Hubble and the European Space Agency’s Gaia Space Telescope has caused researchers to question that time frame.—
Avery Hurt,
Discover Magazine,
21 June 2025
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In Victorian London, the proprietors of anatomical displays were sometimes prosecuted for indecency.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
23 June 2025
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In recent years, DOJ has prosecuted a number of operatives allegedly acting at the direction of Iranian officials, including some plotting acts of violence.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 June 2025
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Kemp sharply disputes that the Biden-era incentives spurred the flood of investment, saying many industries were already on their way before the Inflation Reduction Act was passed.—
Glen Luke Flanagan,
Fortune,
30 June 2025
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The letter claimed Harvard did not dispute the factual findings.—
Nick Mordowanec,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 June 2025
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“Impeach.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impeach. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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