as in accused
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 incriminated
Whereas criminal suspects in this past may have been incriminated by a Google query on, say, how to clean up bloodstains, a more comprehensive, detailed back-and-forth with a tool like ChatGPT gives investigators far more opportunities to prove intent and mindset, Lee explains.
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Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2025
Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incriminated
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The pageant director accused Bosch of skipping promotional activities, including a photoshoot that all contestants were expected to share on social media.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Nov. 2025
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Bovo’s administration accused him of lying to the media.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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Nearly two weeks have passed since an El Dorado County grand jury indicted a former El Dorado Hills leader, but the suspect has not yet been in custody.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
12 Nov. 2025
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Powell is one of four pardon recipients who previously pleaded guilty in a Georgia court after being indicted for trying to subvert the 2020 election results in Georgia.—
NPR,
NPR,
11 Nov. 2025
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“Incriminated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incriminated. Accessed 21 Nov. 2025.
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