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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But Congress enjoys broad legal authority over commercial activities that cross state lines and that rationally implicate a legitimate government interest.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 28 Sep. 2026
Much of the information identifying Pineda’s role came from other Colombians implicated in the case, including defendants who have pleaded guilty.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of implicate

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The International Criminal Court does not recognize head of state immunity and has the jurisdiction to prosecute on a charge of genocide.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026
The investigation of Evans was overshadowed in most press accounts, which focussed on the fact that the ICE agent, Christian Castro, was the first federal officer deployed to Minneapolis during Operation Metro Surge to be prosecuted for any crime.

— Eyal Press, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of prosecute

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Supreme Court justices will hear arguments next week in a landmark case that could determine whether states can sue oil and gas companies for climate change.

— Callie Patteson, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026
The platform, dubbed the Building A Healthier America Policy Agenda, takes aim at pesticides in food, backing legislation that would give people the right to sue pesticide manufacturers over harm caused by the products.

— Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of sue

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As previously reported by Variety, Simon Kinberg will pen the script for the film.

— Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 27 Sep. 2026
And then there was audio of a noisy phone call that Wells’s friends had made to a boat-towing company, reporting that one of the boats was taking in water.

— Cristian Farias, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of report

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But this is very much trying to show that first relationship after a big breakup.

— Michael Schneider, Variety, 1 Oct. 2026
Iran has tried to push world energy prices higher with attacks on the region's oil shipping routes; the United States, in turn, has aimed to wreck Iran's economy by blockading its ports since June and slapping it with increasingly tough sanctions.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 1 Oct. 2026

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