as in accusing
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 incriminating
But, though the police now had incriminating evidence about Daniel and other gang leaders, these men operated from both a technological and a geographic remove from the gory scenes on the Dublin streets.
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Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Still, the families of some deceased celebrities and public figures have criticized OpenAI for allowing depictions of vulgar, unflattering or incriminating behavior.
—Bobby Allyn, NPR, 17 Oct. 2025
Chico’s owner shared the incriminating footage on her dog’s dedicated TikTok account, and the clip has gone viral.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
However, several news outlets reported the pressure campaign and the office’s apparent failure to uncover enough incriminating evidence to support bringing an indictment against New York’s top prosecutor.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 24 Sep. 2025
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.
—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
The emotional scene showed Brooks breaking down after finding incriminating messages on Savchenko’s phone.
—Liza Esquibias, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Still, the families of some deceased celebrities and public figures have criticized OpenAI for allowing depictions of vulgar, unflattering or incriminating behavior.
—Bobby Allyn, NPR, 17 Oct. 2025
Chico’s owner shared the incriminating footage on her dog’s dedicated TikTok account, and the clip has gone viral.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
However, several news outlets reported the pressure campaign and the office’s apparent failure to uncover enough incriminating evidence to support bringing an indictment against New York’s top prosecutor.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 24 Sep. 2025
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.
—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
The emotional scene showed Brooks breaking down after finding incriminating messages on Savchenko’s phone.
—Liza Esquibias, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incriminating
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Israel said the militants fired on them first, accusing Hamas of breaking the ceasefire.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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In a social media post this month, Trump compared homebuilders to oil cartel OPEC, accusing them of sitting on empty lots to keep home prices artificially high.—
Samantha Delouya,
CNN Money,
21 Oct. 2025
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That investigation produced criminal charges that Special Counsel Jack Smith dropped last November, citing the Justice Department’s policy against indicting a sitting president.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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Detectives continued working the case for years, and in 2022, arrested Shannon Robinson, as well as another individual, but a grand jury didn’t end up indicting them at the time, Sheriff Tim Soignet said.—
Olivia Lloyd,
Miami Herald,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Incriminating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incriminating. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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