as in to accuse
to make a claim of wrongdoing against
in exchange for a reduced sentence, the thief agreed to incriminate his accomplice
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Recent Examples of incriminate
The Justice Department has spent months investigating, and there’s been no indication that prosecutors have managed to uncover any degree of incriminating evidence necessary to secure an indictment.
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Jason Ma, Fortune, 21 Sep. 2025
The two defended their actions, including jamming a paper shredder with incriminating documents, as being necessary to secure the release of American hostages being held in Lebanon and to curb Soviet expansionism.
—Josh Meyer, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
None were incriminating and Paqueta claimed the deletions had been to help navigate family tensions.
—Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
Why would someone with the political backing of President Milei and the power of a Security Minister agree to a meeting with Ballard, and then go on to incriminate himself so directly?
—Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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Jason Ma, Fortune, 21 Sep. 2025
The two defended their actions, including jamming a paper shredder with incriminating documents, as being necessary to secure the release of American hostages being held in Lebanon and to curb Soviet expansionism.
—Josh Meyer, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
None were incriminating and Paqueta claimed the deletions had been to help navigate family tensions.
—Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
Why would someone with the political backing of President Milei and the power of a Security Minister agree to a meeting with Ballard, and then go on to incriminate himself so directly?
—Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incriminate
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Prosecutors accused him of forcing the two women to undress before robbing them at gunpoint, according to legal documents.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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Reid was one of six Black activists and business owners in west Louisville who were wrongly accused of plotting to destroy properties in the area during the 1968 Parkland rebellion.—
Keely Doll,
Louisville Courier Journal,
14 Oct. 2025
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Zohran Mamdani, Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City, shared what New York Attorney General Letitia James told him after she was indicted on Thursday.—
Deputy News Editor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Oct. 2025
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Pulte got his money back and the former West associate was indicted on a federal wire fraud charge, though the case was later dropped.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Incriminate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incriminate. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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