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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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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
Under the new bicameral structure, impeaching the president will be easier, with the Senate needing only 40 of the 60 senators to approve it.
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Regina Garcia Cano, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Under the new bicameral structure, impeaching the president will be easier, with the Senate only needing 40 of the 60 senators to approve it.
—ABC News, 8 Apr. 2026
Barnes suggested that invoking the 25th Amendment would be harder than impeaching a president.
—Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 7 Apr. 2026
Some of your colleagues, including Senator Gary Peters, saying that impeaching Noem actually won’t address the root of the problem.
—NBC news, 1 Feb. 2026
Other lawmakers have batted around the idea of impeaching her.
—Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 17 Jan. 2026
Even if the House succeeded in impeaching a judge, the Senate would need to affirm that decision by a two-thirds majority vote.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 8 Jan. 2026
This close to the speakership—closer than any House Democrat since Nancy Pelosi lost the majority in 2022—despite a caucus muttering about his caution on everything from impeaching War Secretary Pete Hegseth to the Epstein discharge petition.
—Newsweek Editors, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
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
Regina Garcia Cano, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Under the new bicameral structure, impeaching the president will be easier, with the Senate only needing 40 of the 60 senators to approve it.
—ABC News, 8 Apr. 2026
Barnes suggested that invoking the 25th Amendment would be harder than impeaching a president.
—Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 7 Apr. 2026
Some of your colleagues, including Senator Gary Peters, saying that impeaching Noem actually won’t address the root of the problem.
—NBC news, 1 Feb. 2026
Other lawmakers have batted around the idea of impeaching her.
—Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 17 Jan. 2026
Even if the House succeeded in impeaching a judge, the Senate would need to affirm that decision by a two-thirds majority vote.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 8 Jan. 2026
This close to the speakership—closer than any House Democrat since Nancy Pelosi lost the majority in 2022—despite a caucus muttering about his caution on everything from impeaching War Secretary Pete Hegseth to the Epstein discharge petition.
—Newsweek Editors, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impeaching
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Peace talks with international mediators have stalled, with both sides accusing each other of acting in bad faith.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Hamas and multiple international organizations operating in Gaza have said Israel is not upholding its side of the deal, something Israel has denied while accusing Hamas of its own violations.—
Jeremy Diamond,
CNN Money,
15 Apr. 2026
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The case has sparked outrage online and in the community, with many questioning the circumstances of the crash and calling for accountability.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
14 Apr. 2026
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Joseph was taken in on Monday for questioning in Cap-Haïtien, the capital of Haiti’s north region, and then held.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
14 Apr. 2026
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The central and longest section presents the Guru’s grievances against Aurangzeb in the style of a Sufi pir (spiritual guide) addressing a deviant murid (disciple), indicting the emperor for violating the oath and sanctioning the murder of Gobind Singh’s sons.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
9 Apr. 2026
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That reality makes the reports of measles inside a federal immigration detention facility in Texas not just alarming, but indicting.—
Krutika Kuppalli,
STAT,
4 Feb. 2026
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Organizers say the protest is part of a broader movement challenging surveillance infrastructure and its potential consequences.—
Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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At a time when running any kind of music or entertainment venue is challenging at best, the Back Room has kept on truckin’ for a decade now, and the Back Room is celebrating that milestone with a series of special concerts involving some of the Bay Area’s most beloved entertainers.—
Randy McMullen,
Mercury News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Uthmeier is the same attorney general who threatens to have the governor remove Orlando-area State Attorney Monique Worrell, a Democrat, for not prosecuting cases his way.—
Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 Apr. 2026
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Carly Kray is prosecuting Becerra’s case.—
Nicole Macias Garibay,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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Anthropic is currently disputing the label in court.—
Huo Jingnan,
NPR,
11 Apr. 2026
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News article, disputing aspects of the report.—
Lexi Carson,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2026
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But Mike’s attorney, Raymond Rafool, tells PEOPLE that Constance is contesting that, likening it to a bad deal signed years ago at a vulnerable moment.—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
16 Apr. 2026
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Google, Apple and Meta are contesting fines from the EU over violations of the bloc's antitrust and competition laws, which total over 6 billion euros, or $7 billion, since the start of 2024.—
Kai Nicol-Schwarz,
CNBC,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Impeaching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impeaching. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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