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
He was convicted and sentenced to more than 38 years in prison in February 2023, but the Minnesota Court of Appeals later reversed the conviction and granted him a retrial based on illegally obtained incriminating statements.
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Wcco Staff, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
The Campano family were Nicholas’ most colorful clients, and Owen turned in information about them that got many sent to prison, including Nicholas, who took the fall for them instead of incriminating them.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2026
The opportunities for Putin to collect incriminating information about powerful Americans would have been endless.
—Tom Zirpoli, Baltimore Sun, 17 Feb. 2026
Advertisement Oliver, who has never sent Bree anything incriminating.
—Jp Mangalindan, Time, 17 Feb. 2026
During Moore’s arrest, another officer baited him into making an incriminating statement, Judge Patton found at the preliminary hearing.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2026
As Hawk’s handlers, Bomer and Diaz learn that a mysterious and incriminating video featuring the actor may come to light.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 4 Feb. 2026
But the conviction was overturned and a new trial was ordered because prosecutors failed to disclose evidence that a group of jailhouse informants was illegally used to garner incriminating statements by Smith.
—Tony Saavedra, Oc Register, 26 Jan. 2026
There are a number of incriminating factors against him, including the end of their affair and the revelation that Carolyn was pregnant.
—Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Jan. 2026
Wcco Staff, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
The Campano family were Nicholas’ most colorful clients, and Owen turned in information about them that got many sent to prison, including Nicholas, who took the fall for them instead of incriminating them.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2026
The opportunities for Putin to collect incriminating information about powerful Americans would have been endless.
—Tom Zirpoli, Baltimore Sun, 17 Feb. 2026
Advertisement Oliver, who has never sent Bree anything incriminating.
—Jp Mangalindan, Time, 17 Feb. 2026
During Moore’s arrest, another officer baited him into making an incriminating statement, Judge Patton found at the preliminary hearing.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2026
As Hawk’s handlers, Bomer and Diaz learn that a mysterious and incriminating video featuring the actor may come to light.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 4 Feb. 2026
But the conviction was overturned and a new trial was ordered because prosecutors failed to disclose evidence that a group of jailhouse informants was illegally used to garner incriminating statements by Smith.
—Tony Saavedra, Oc Register, 26 Jan. 2026
There are a number of incriminating factors against him, including the end of their affair and the revelation that Carolyn was pregnant.
—Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incriminating
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Trump’s Department of Justice indicted her, accusing her of conspiring to impede immigration agents during protest activity at the federal immigration processing center in west suburban Broadview.—
Olivia Olander,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
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The senators pressed Mullin for details, accusing him of not being transparent about his classified work.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
18 Mar. 2026
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That reality makes the reports of measles inside a federal immigration detention facility in Texas not just alarming, but indicting.—
Krutika Kuppalli,
STAT,
4 Feb. 2026
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The lyrics went beyond Evers’ white-supremacist killer, indicting an entire system that brainwashed poor white Southerners into hatred.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Incriminating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incriminating. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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