INCULPATE Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

inculpate

verb

Definition of inculpate

as in to implicate

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Recent Examples of inculpate Over the years, Pearcy has given numerous different accounts of the crime — at times blaming Dailey and other times inculpating himself. — Pamela Colloff, ProPublica, 13 Feb. 2012

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One person impacted by Skalnik’s scheme was James Dailey, who was implicated in the 1985 murder of teenager Shelly Boggio.

— Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026
That sample, however, did not come from lettuce already implicated in the outbreak and recall.

— Berkeley Lovelace Jr, NBC news, 20 July 2026

Definition of implicate

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Assistant District Attorney Madeline Jones is prosecuting the case with attorney Elizabeth Haratsis.

— Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 July 2026
The complexity of prosecuting a former foreign ruler is expected to produce an aggressive series of legal challenges before jurors ever hear the case next summer.

— Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 22 July 2026

Definition of prosecute

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Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway’s office on Thursday defended its decision to sue Kansas City over a contracting program using a plaintiff who had pleaded guilty to paying bribes for contracts years ago.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026
The Department of Justice argued that immigrant kids could still sue over poor conditions if the Flores settlement is unwound.

— Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026

Definition of sue

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The case was dismissed because the state was unable to provide psychiatric treatment to Joseph in a timely manner, the paper reported.

— Dennis Romero, NBC news, 21 July 2026
Iranian state media reported explosions in several locations, including Bandar Abbas, Qeshm and the Bemani district in Iran’s southern Hormozgan Province.

— Jomana Karadsheh, CNN Money, 21 July 2026

Definition of report

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The study provides two examples of Paramount using its market power in order to try and change the tax incentive structure in its favor.

— Rick Ellis, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
In a post on X, fire officials shared video from the town of La Vall d’Uixó and urged residents not to try to access the area.

— Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 26 July 2026

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