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
However, the search turned up nothing—Katarina had already disposed of anything that could incriminate her son.
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Isadora Wandermurem, Time, 16 May 2025
Authorities found loads of incriminating evidence after executing search warrants on his trailer and hotel room.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2025
How, exactly, Joe could release this footage without incriminating himself is not totally clear to me, but Maddie agrees to help him out in exchange for having the video destroyed.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2025
One of them is to perhaps record incriminating evidence against the bad guys.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
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Isadora Wandermurem, Time, 16 May 2025
Authorities found loads of incriminating evidence after executing search warrants on his trailer and hotel room.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2025
How, exactly, Joe could release this footage without incriminating himself is not totally clear to me, but Maddie agrees to help him out in exchange for having the video destroyed.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2025
One of them is to perhaps record incriminating evidence against the bad guys.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incriminate
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An example: Just after O’Neill Burke took office, one of her young prosecutors sought detention for a man accused of leaving gifts for his children at the doorstep of the mother, who’d obtained an order of protection against him.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2025
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Logan Willis, 21, is accused of seriously beating his girlfriend and dragging her into a rural wooded area near Kenna on Friday, June 6, Jackson County Sheriff Ross Mellinger told WSAZ.—
Mitchell Willetts,
Miami Herald,
8 June 2025
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In August 2024, Myrie and the others were indicted on conspiracy to murder, racketeering and firearms charges.—
Roni Jacobson,
New York Daily News,
6 June 2025
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Barbara Myrick, who was the district’s general counsel at the time, was indicted by the grand jury the same day as Runcie in 2021.—
Scott Travis,
Sun Sentinel,
5 June 2025
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“Incriminate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incriminate. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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