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Recent Examples of impeachment
Rajoelina released a decree attempting to dissolve the country's lower house of parliament in an apparent bid to avert impeachment, the AP reported, noting that lawmakers ignored the move.
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Alex Nitzberg, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025
On Tuesday, Madagascar's National Assembly voted for Rajoelina's impeachment, although his whereabouts remains unknown.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
The latter party faced a crisis late last year when former President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law, a decision that ultimately led to his impeachment and removal from office.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 11 Oct. 2025
The impeachment effort is unlikely to succeed due to Republican control of both the House and Senate.
—Todd Spangler, Freep.com, 25 Sep. 2025
As a House member, Schiff led the first impeachment against Trump for withholding aid from Ukraine in an effort to pressure its president Volodymyr Zelenskyy to perform a political favor.
—Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025
Though a fresh hire, he was thrust into responding to the Mueller report and, shortly after, impeachment.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 18 Sep. 2025
The couple’s assets, which were scrutinized during the impeachment process, will be a subject of the divorce case.
—Lauren McGaughy, ProPublica, 17 Sep. 2025
Lee took power in South Korea on June 4 following snap elections called in response to the impeachment of his predecessor Yoon Suk Yeol, whose December declaration of martial law plunged the East Asian nation of 50 million into political crisis.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 17 Sep. 2025
Alex Nitzberg, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025
On Tuesday, Madagascar's National Assembly voted for Rajoelina's impeachment, although his whereabouts remains unknown.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
The latter party faced a crisis late last year when former President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law, a decision that ultimately led to his impeachment and removal from office.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 11 Oct. 2025
The impeachment effort is unlikely to succeed due to Republican control of both the House and Senate.
—Todd Spangler, Freep.com, 25 Sep. 2025
As a House member, Schiff led the first impeachment against Trump for withholding aid from Ukraine in an effort to pressure its president Volodymyr Zelenskyy to perform a political favor.
—Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025
Though a fresh hire, he was thrust into responding to the Mueller report and, shortly after, impeachment.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 18 Sep. 2025
The couple’s assets, which were scrutinized during the impeachment process, will be a subject of the divorce case.
—Lauren McGaughy, ProPublica, 17 Sep. 2025
Lee took power in South Korea on June 4 following snap elections called in response to the impeachment of his predecessor Yoon Suk Yeol, whose December declaration of martial law plunged the East Asian nation of 50 million into political crisis.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impeachment
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Comey became the first former FBI director in history to face arraignment earlier this month after being indicted in September.—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Oct. 2025
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Stanton pleaded not guilty during his arraignment Thursday in US District Court in Milwaukee.—
Laura Sharman,
CNN Money,
17 Oct. 2025
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At the gubernatorial debate, Spanberger repeated her condemnation of the messages but refused to retract her endorsement of Jones, saying Jones is running his own race and voters should decide what to do with the information.—
Margaret Barthel,
NPR,
16 Oct. 2025
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The new layoffs drew condemnation from a range of education organizations.—
Collin Binkley,
Twin Cities,
13 Oct. 2025
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The judge, however, is awaiting potential censure from the Massachusetts Commission on Judicial Conduct.—
Peter Lucas,
Boston Herald,
13 Oct. 2025
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At Tuesday’s meeting and prior to a vote by the council, Fuller will be given the right to rebut the grounds for the censure proposed.—
Hema Sivanandam,
Mercury News,
13 Oct. 2025
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Far from being simply a denunciation of marginalization, the song becomes a sincere embrace of vulnerable childhoods, highlighting the pain of those who grow up in poverty, neglect, and, often, are forced into crime as a means of survival.—
Tere Aguilera,
Billboard,
26 Sep. 2025
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Cinema sometimes has to know how to give in to a cause, but another thing entirely is to impoverish cinema by attributing to documentary cinema a mere and strict role of denunciation.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Impeachment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impeachment. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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