impeaches

verb

present tense third-person singular of impeach
1
as in accuses
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 challenges
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 impeaches If the House of Representatives impeaches a president or another official, the action then moves to the Senate. — Kirsten Matoy Carlson, The Conversation, 7 Apr. 2026 The National Assembly impeaches Yoon on a 204-85 vote. — ABC News, 19 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impeaches
  1. accuses
  2. challenges
  3. indicts
  4. questions
  5. disputes
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  • The Arlington County Board’s lawsuit, which names the National Park Service, as a defendant, accuses the administration and its official of failing to consider the arch’s potential risks to regional flight paths and its impact on emergency services.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 5 Nov. 2026
  • His second confrontation is with an angry, judgmental version of Original Vision who accuses him of cowardice and inaction for denying his identity for so long.
    — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of accuses
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  • As the discussions at ADIPEC demonstrated, the question is no longer simply how much energy the AI revolution will require, but whether artificial intelligence can help solve some of the very energy challenges its growth is creating.
    — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The suit challenges the company’s disclosures during a year in which its revenue outlook shifted from modest growth to contraction.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of challenges
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  • The third reason is the one that indicts FIFA’s model directly—what economists call leakage.
    — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 19 June 2026
  • The film neither glamorizes nor indicts Solanas, who Taylor humanizes without softening or sentimentalizing her.
    — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 10 June 2026
Definition of indicts
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  • In it, Reed questions American policy, surveillance, and patriotism across a landscape that juxtaposes scenes of Black youth playing with closing shots of the singer’s silhouette backdropped by flames.
    — Kiana Mickles, Pitchfork, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The case questions whether religious schools can refuse admission to children of gay and trans parents, which would violate a state law against discrimination.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of questions
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  • That is a strong assumption — not a certainty about how the courts will rule — and Zucman disputes it.
    — Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 2 Nov. 2026
  • For merchants, the practical question is whether that information will be available when a customer disputes a purchase.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of disputes

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“Impeaches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impeaches. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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