impeaching

present participle of impeach

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Recent Examples of impeaching In law, the tactic of claiming an accuser is unreliable or untrustworthy is known as impeaching the witness. Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 30 Sep. 2025 Someone should be impeaching this Laporta clown. Pol Ballus, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impeaching
Verb
  • Within weeks, James’s attorney Lowell issued a detailed rebuttal, accusing Pulte of selectively highlighting one document while ignoring others that clearly named the niece as the intended occupant.
    Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 13 Oct. 2025
  • In just one of its cases, the company is bringing litigation against an online chatbot, accusing the software of causing the suicide of a 14-year-old boy in February.
    Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Climate activists are now questioning why gas utilities are making this investment.
    NPR, NPR, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Transgender, nonbinary, and gender-questioning youth and survey participants aged 13 to 17 had the poorest mental health and highest risk for suicide, the survey said.
    Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Detectives continued working the case for years, and in 2022, arrested Shannon Robinson, as well as another individual, but a grand jury didn’t end up indicting them at the time, Sheriff Tim Soignet said.
    Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Both cases were dismissed last November in line with longstanding Justice Department policy against indicting sitting presidents.
    arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 14 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The early months of a season can be challenging for managers due to the seemingly endless international breaks, but the stop-start nature of the fixture list can have its advantages.
    Art de Roché, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Returning from combat is challenging.
    La Risa R. Lynch, jsonline.com, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This is no longer -- the Department of Justice is no longer the premier prosecuting office in America.
    ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2025
  • The thefts, assaults, and rapes that resulted from these vices often went unpunished, as British commanders prioritized prosecuting the war over protecting civilians.
    Time, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The report cited disputing coverage figures, though as much as $300 million could be insured — far less than the possible payouts required by OpenAI.
    Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 10 Oct. 2025
  • However the Spaniard’s legal team are disputing the amount, claiming the figure is exaggerated.
    Tom Burrows, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Chief Medical Examiner Lindsay Simon led the most recent review as part of a settlement with Greenberg’s parents, who have spent years contesting the suicide finding.
    Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The national federal workers union is contesting the legality of these and other layoffs.
    Pien Huang, NPR, 14 Oct. 2025

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“Impeaching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impeaching. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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