inculpates

verb

present tense third-person singular of inculpate
as in informs (against)

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  1. reports
  2. implicates
  3. prosecutes
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  • They are accused of encouraging dissent against the regime and were convicted of broad charges of corruption, CNN’s Isobel Yeung reports.
    — Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
  • Dominant streaming platform Netflix reports earnings after the bell on Thursday, and analysts are sounding hard-pressed to find a meaningful driver for the stock.
    — Tobias Burns, CNBC, 15 July 2026
Definition of reports
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  • There is no evidence that implicates them in any way.
    — Jeff Capellini, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Now, because of his imprudent and inaccurate sloganeering, even with a majority of his appointees sitting on the board, the mayor faces the prospect of a legal and political fiasco that implicates the honesty of his most prominent promise to his constituents.
    — Christian Browne, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2026
Definition of implicates
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  • Florida prosecutes children as adults for serious crimes and sends juvenile offenders to adult prisons at higher rates than any other state.
    — Jay Blitzman, The Conversation, 8 June 2026
  • Palm Beach County also has a state attorney who prosecutes cases for the entire county, including the Town of Palm Beach.
    — Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026
Definition of prosecutes
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