impeaching

verb

present participle of impeach
1
as in accusing
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 questioning
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 impeaching When the National Review advocates impeaching a Republican president and favorably quotes Democratic senators Elizabeth Warren and Adam Schiff, that’s news. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2026 However, impeaching a judge is rare. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 26 June 2026 Also running is George Conway, who helped start the anti-Trump group, The Lincoln Project, and has centered his candidacy on impeaching the president. — ABC News, 23 June 2026 Also in the running is George Conway, a former attorney who helped start the anti-Trump group, The Lincoln Project, and has centered his candidacy on impeaching the president. — Anthony Izaguirre, Fortune, 23 June 2026 To stop this, Congress must do more to hold the president accountable by impeaching him and his major cabinet members for gross misconduct. — Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026 Both boys testified that Jackson had masturbated in front of them and molested Gavin on several occasions, but Jackson’s defense capably pointed out various inconsistencies in their stories and presented impeaching witnesses. — Amelia McDonell-Parry, Rolling Stone, 22 Apr. 2026 Impeaching a Supreme Court justice is the same process as impeaching a president, requiring a majority vote in the House and a two-thirds majority in the Senate for removal from office. — Terry Collins, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2026 Trump has called for impeaching Boasberg. — Michael Kunzelman, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impeaching
  1. accusing
  2. questioning
  3. indicting
  4. challenging
  5. prosecuting
  6. disputing
  7. contesting
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  • Piker then fired back at Scholten on social media, accusing her of seeking attention and attacking him over his opposition to Zionism.
    — Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The two sides had been due to meet Monday for preliminary discussions for a possible settlement, but Bonta called off the meeting late Sunday, after accusing Paramount of misrepresenting details of an earlier meeting held on Friday.
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 24 Aug. 2026
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  • The regulator is also investigating the poor performance of recent initial public offerings, according to people familiar with the matter, and questioning the advice given by investment banks to companies selling stock, Semafor reported this month.
    — Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The trailer shows footage of Paul questioning Mortensen about a lip tattoo of her initials, which was detailed in her filing.
    — McKinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of questioning
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  • 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
Definition of indicting
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  • The merger remains on hold, possibly until June, while a federal judge considers a lawsuit from a coalition of state attorneys general challenging it over antitrust grounds.
    — Angela Yang, NBC news, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Now challenging veteran Tyler Huntley to be Lamar Jackson’s backup, Fagnano is the only Ravens QB to have thrown a touchdown pass in the preseason.
    — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of challenging
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  • Spitzer is now prosecuting parents for e-motorcycle deaths caused by their teenagers.
    — Ryanne Mena, Oc Register, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Following one incident with the actor, he was charged with seven felony counts, including assault, injuring a girlfriend and dissuading a witness from prosecuting a crime.
    — Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of prosecuting
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  • Hayden Panettiere's estranged mother, Lesley Vogel, is disputing the account of her daughter's final hours given by Panettiere's on-and-off boyfriend Brian Hickerson.
    — Paris Close, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Kansas Jayhawks guard Melvin Council is suing the NCAA on different grounds, disputing the organization’s stance that his junior-college years should count toward his NCAA eligibility.
    — PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of disputing
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  • Reflecting this sentiment, the number of independents contesting House and Senate races shot up to 217 this year (about 80 more than in 2024).
    — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Abrams said the broad outlines of a war with Iran, including it contesting the Strait of Hormuz, were well understood in national security circles before the fighting began.
    — Steven Beynon, ABC News, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of contesting

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“Impeaching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impeaching. Accessed 29 Aug. 2026.

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