inculpated

verb

past tense of inculpate
as in implicated

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  1. implicated
  2. prosecuted
  3. reported
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  • The next year, health authorities linked a cyclospora outbreak in part to Taylor Farms, tracing it back to the same central Mexico facility implicated in this year’s outbreak.
    — Yahya Abou-Ghazala, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Two of the involved officers later sued Torres-Walker for alleged defamation over Facebook posts calling them racists, though both cops were later charged with bribery and implicated in the city’s police racist texting scandal.
    — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of implicated
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  • In 1941, the legislature changed the law again, saying that drivers could not be prosecuted for involuntary manslaughter under the Penal Code.
    — Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Comey has alleged he is being vindictively and selectively prosecuted, which the Justice Department has denied.
    — Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of prosecuted
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  • The Justice Department returned the phone in May, hinting that the investigation would be dropped, the Associated Press reported.
    — Daniel S. Levine, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026
  • As of July 25, 3,437 clinical cases in 27 states have been reported, CDC data shows.
    — Diana Anos, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of reported
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“Inculpated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inculpated. Accessed 9 Aug. 2026.

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