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
This felt, somehow, incriminating.
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Catherine Lacey, New Yorker, 5 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
Charles wasn’t arrested until 2022 when investigators used new technology to clarify surveillance audio of one of his meetings with Magbanua revealing incriminating statements linking him to the murder plot, prosecutors have said.
—Lauren Del Valle, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
Catherine Lacey, New Yorker, 5 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
Charles wasn’t arrested until 2022 when investigators used new technology to clarify surveillance audio of one of his meetings with Magbanua revealing incriminating statements linking him to the murder plot, prosecutors have said.
—Lauren Del Valle, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incriminating
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Senior network executives rebuked Dokoupil in front of staff over an interview with author Ta-Nehisi Coates, accusing him of not adhering to the network’s editorial norms.—
Tatiana Siegel,
Variety,
7 Oct. 2025
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Fans across the globe are now accusing her of using AI in her promotional videos, which were released in the form of a scavenger hunt on Google this weekend.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
7 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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Both cases were dismissed last November in line with longstanding Justice Department policy against indicting sitting presidents.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Incriminating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incriminating. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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